The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed a research study that evaluated Food Code recommendations for reducing the risk of norovirus in foodservice establishments.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will conduct targeted sampling of leafy greens as part of the Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan (LGAP). The agency also provided updates on the progress of LGAP and a summary report of a 2021 sampling assignment.
The Reagan-Udall Foundation has announced five members of its Independent Expert Panel who will evaluate the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) human foods program. The evaluation will launch September 8, 2022.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its regulatory counterparts in Mexico—the Federal Commission for the Protection from Sanitary Risks and the National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety and Quality—recently held the second annual Food Safety Partnership Meeting.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued the 2022 edition of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards alongside a summary of changes that were made in the latest edition.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we interview Conrad Choiniere, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Analytics and Outreach at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), about his work leading FDA's Toxic Elements Working Group, as well as the agency’s efforts and considerations related to the Closer to Zero initiative, which aims to reduce the health risks posed by toxic elements in the U.S. baby food supply. We also review the results of FDA's Total Diet Study (TDS) related to toxic elements in baby food samples.
Additionally, we spoke to Kruti Ravaliya, M.S., Consumer Safety Officer in the Division of Produce Safety at FDA's CFSAN, about how FDA intends to implement Subpart E of the Produce Safety Rule—the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Proposed Rule on Agricultural Water—including the recently extended compliance dates for pre-harvest agricultural water requirements. Finally, Bob Ferguson, President of Strategic Consulting Inc., speaks about his latest Food Safety Insights column on the projects and priorities that food processors put on hold during the pandemic and are now revisiting.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched the third phase of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Imported Seafood Pilot program, which uses AI and machine learning to strengthen the screening process for seafood imports entering the U.S.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance for shell egg producers on how to comply with certain provisions in its Egg Rule that is designed to prevent Salmonella Enteritidis contamination of shell eggs.
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