TraceGains has announced Regulatory Global, a new module for its Networked Ingredient Marketplace that enables food, beverage, and dietary supplement companies to mitigate risks inherent to international markets.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that January 1, 2026, will be the uniform compliance date for final food labeling regulations that are issued in calendar years 2023 and 2024.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) has announced that January 1, 2026 will be the uniform compliance date for new meat and poultry product labeling regulations published January 1, 2023–December 31, 2024.

To help small entities participate in or comply with the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) program, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published the Small Entity Compliance Guide.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland recently published an audit report that focused on food businesses’ levels of compliance with food law as it relates to traceability and labeling for meat products.

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have published a review of the UK and Scotland’s food standards, which examines key changes in food standards from 2019 to 2021 based on import, compliance, and sampling data.

Sesotec has announced the new Compliance Package software for its foreign body detection equipment, which ensures that food production is compliant with regulations.

In this episode, we speak with Chirag Bhatt about his interesting 40-year career in food safety, including life as a regulator and his positions in foodservice, distribution, and retail.

Determining compliance requires that you factor the human element in to your food operations. Having a plan in place is not enough.

This episode presents an in-depth discussion with stakeholders on FDA's Mutual Reliance program as outlined in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint.