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The announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month of proposed regulations intended to strengthen the oversight of foods imported for consumption in the U.S. has generated a great deal of publicity and comment in the media.  

As most business owners working within heavily regulated industries can contend, keeping up with the latest rules, regulations and guidelines can be difficult. A testament to this widely held belief? The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

The final schedule for promulgation of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) required-regulations remains in flux.  

New regulations mark the first time that packaging operations will come under the regulatory microscope in a significant way.  

Cases of intentional contamination are infrequent but can result in serious adverse public health consequences and economic impact.  

Since its establishment in April 2000, the UK Food Standards Agency has managed more than 12,000 food safety incidents of varying scale and complexity.  

Summary: Canada’s historic meat recall provides lessons on the importance of a food safety culture for all those along the food supply chain.

With variability in food safety standards, infrequency of inspections and limited governmental funding, there are many challenges to effective food safety inspections.

When will the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally issue rules that form the core of the heralded Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)? A Federal Court seeks to change that dynamic, ordering the FDA to promulgate final rules by June 30, 2015.  

Without clear standards regulating labeling definitions, food and beverage companies are finding themselves under greater scrutiny over the validity of what is found on their products’ labels.