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The key to understanding any foreign Supplier Verification Program is to deconstruct it and look at the parts individually while keeping in mind how they will all fit back together and function.

We checked in again with processors to find out more about how FSMA compliance has affected their operations, costs, and the biggest issues they say that they still face.

There continues to be confusion about what compliance with the Sanitary Transportation rule should actually look like in practice.

Complexities of exemptions, policies, guidance, extended deadlines, and enforcement discretion can stump even food regulatory experts.  

Food Safety Magazine convened an expert panel to address some of the more critical questions regarding the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act.

The regulations of food contact packaging materials, or, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration refers to them, “indirect food additives” are explored in detail. What do you need to know?

The demand for increasing awareness of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliance has never been greater; with this demand comes an increasing requirement for training to facilitate a proper food safety management system.

The Certified in Comprehensive Food Safety credential is for those who oversee the global human food supply chain and provides a pathway for training resources focused on preventing food safety breaches at production and manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and abroad.

The most critical Good Manufacturing Practice requirement for packaging materials is that they be suitably pure for their intended use.

The Foreign Supplier Verification Program makes importers responsible for ensuring the safety of food products they bring into the U.S. for distribution and sale for consumption by the public.