In November 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Final Food Traceability Rule—a new rule that will have wide-reaching impact on food companies. This issue features Part 2 of the results of our survey of food processors' thoughts on this new rule and their plans for compliance.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently published a report detailing the activities of its Advisory Group on Data during 2022. The aim of the EFSA Advisory Group on Data is to demonstrate the ways in which digitalization of food systems can improve food safety in Europe.
The number of ReposiTrak Traceability Network members has surpassed 4,000 as grocery retailers and suppliers throughout the supply chain begin working together for improved food safety through faster and more precise recalls, in compliance with Section 204(d) of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), also known as the Food Traceability Final Rule, issued by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Zebra Technologies Corporation has announced its new line of environmental sensors, including the new ZS300 sensor, ZB200 Bridge, and Android Sensor Discovery app.
Part of Food Safety Magazine’s series with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), titled, “Evolution of a New Era: Advancing Strategies for Smarter Food Safety,” this episode of Food Safety Matters discusses improving traceability and transparency in the food supply chain through the implementation of the Final Food Traceability Rule, as mandated by Congress under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Section 204. We are joined by Adam Friedlander, Policy Analyst in FDA’s Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network, and Joseph Lasprogata, Vice President of New Product Development at Samuels Seafood.
A recent study analyzing food allergen recalls in the UK from 2016–2021 has revealed allergens to be the most prevalent cause, and milk to be the most commonly implicated allergen.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we review the top food safety stories of 2022 and their impacts, the lessons learned, and what the future may hold in 2023 and beyond. Specifically, we discuss COVID-19 and the supply chain, FDA’s Agricultural Water Proposed Rule, food safety culture, the infant formula crisis, USDA-FSIS’ proposed regulatory framework for reducing Salmonella in poultry, the FSMA Food Traceability Final Rule, and the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s review of FDA’s Human Foods Program.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a four-hour webinar to give stakeholders an in-depth overview of the newly issued final rule on Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (Food Traceability Final Rule).
To comply with the FSMA 204 Traceability Final Rule, a major retailer in the U.S. Midwest has enlisted the services of ReposiTrak’s Traceability Network.
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