A survey of produce growers found that seven percent of respondents do not implement food safety risk reduction practices on their farms, reporting time and money to be the biggest challenges. Larger operations and farms subject to third-party audits were more likely to adopt risk reduction practices.
MSU says the program is ideal for early to mid-career professionals working in regulatory affairs, quality assurance, food safety, product development, or policy.
The opening workshop of the 2025 Food Safety Summit focused on "Traceability Next Steps: Supply Chain Implementation" and included interactive traceability exercises to help attendees understand the requirements of FSMA 204.
Traceability means that one can identify not only the source of the ingredients, but also a whole set of inputs—the entire history of what went into making the product
FDA has delayed the compliance date for its Food Traceability Final Rule, fulfilling Section 204(d) of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA 204), by 30 months, due to concerns about industry unpreparedness. Consumer advocacy groups have expressed disapproval.
Penn State Extension will host a two-day webinar in April to help produce growers meet the requirements of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Lucy Angarita of GS1 US about the challenges of, and progress made toward, compliance with FSMA 204 as the January 2026 compliance date approaches. Lucy also discusses actionable steps for companies to advance their traceability journeys.
Following the deaths of pet cats who ate raw food contaminated with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1, raw pet food manufacturers must now consider the virus as a hazard in their food safety plans, under FDA’s FSMA Preventive Controls for Animal Food rule.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to strengthen its inspection efforts to safeguard the nation’s food supply, according to a recent report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). FDA says it needs more inspectors to meet its targets.
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