The harmonization of food legislation helps ensure the availability of safe and quality food using widely accepted standards that facilitate the movement of food between countries without arbitrary legal constraints or unjustifiably inequities.
Industry officials in food safety who have been there commonly warn "you don’t want to be exchanging business cards with your regulators at the beginning of a food safety event." Whether an outbreak, recall, natural disaster, or other event, knowing your regulators in advance of the event results in a much more effective relationship during challenging times.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is offering a virtual workshop titled "Exploring the Science Surrounding the Safe Use of Bioactive Ingredient in Infant Formula."
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to remind the food safety industry that only certain fluorinated polyethylene containers should be used for food use.
The compliance deadline for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s final rule on establishing compliance requirements for fermented and hydrolyzed "gluten-free" foods is August 13, 2021.
Improving food traceability is a key objective for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) as demonstrated by the initiatives in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint to create a safer and more traceable food supply chain.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be hosting webinars for Latin American stakeholders on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety rule.