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Moroccan Government Asks USDA to Authorize Importation of Fresh Eggplant Into U.S. for Consumption

April 22, 2021

The Moroccan government has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to authorize the importation of fresh eggplant for consumption into the U.S., but first it must analyze the pest risks.

Eggs

Egg Production: Clean from the Start = Success at the Finish!

Christine Alvarado Ph.D. Deana Jones Ph.D.

February 26, 2021

To produce safe, high-quality eggs or egg products, you must start with clean equipment and a clean facility.

Processing

Justification of Run Time: How to Determine and How to Extend

Stephanie Nguyen Nancy Dobmeier CQA, CHA David Albrecht

February 26, 2021

How long do your production lines run before executing a sanitation event and do you have the necessary documentation to justify the run times?

USDA, FDA Reiterate: COVID-19 Cannot Be Transmitted Through Food or Food Packages

February 18, 2021

Acting U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Kevin Shea and Acting U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D., recently released a statement on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Federal Agency Cooperation in Protecting the Domestic Food Supply Chain

August 18, 2020

Learn what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture are doing to prevent food supply disruptions during the pandemic.

Will FSIS Declare 31 Salmonella Serovars Adulterants in Meat and Poultry?

Robert Hibbert Esq. Maria Kalousi-Tatum Esq.

June 24, 2020

A petition to declare Salmonella an adulterant in meat and poultry products has been filed. The effects could change the meat and poultry industry forever.

Petition Asks FSIS to Declare 31 Salmonella Strains as Adulterants in Meat and Poultry

April 7, 2020

What is next for meat and poultry in the wake of this filing and if regulatory changes are forthcoming?

Animal Cell-Culture Food Technology: A New Regulatory Frontier

Jeremiah Fasano, Ph.D. Matthew Michael

February 20, 2020

FDA and USDA-FSIS are working together to pave the way for regulation of food produced using animal cell-cultured food technology.

How Food Labeling Can Ensure a Healthy Start for 2020

January 21, 2020

FDA is expected to propose its new definition for “healthy” labeling any day now. Is you company ready?

FDA’s and USDA’s Upcoming New Regulations and the Delays

November 19, 2019

What effect the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s labeling regulations and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’d disclosure rules will have on the food industry.