Articles Tagged with ''FSMA''

FDA revises proposed rules to improve food safety

September 19, 2014

In response to public comment, FDA has revised four proposed rules to help prevent food-borne illness that when finalized will implement portions of FSMA, the government agency announced Friday.

State of Food Manufacturing

The state of food manufacturing: The need for speed

A focus on lean manufacturing, quality improvements and increased automation helps processors meet rapidly changing demands.

Wayne Labs

September 4, 2014

One glance at this year’s Food Engineering State of Manufacturing survey indicates, that for the most part, food and beverage processors are facing a lot of issues—many the same as last year.

Regulatory Watch

OSHA enforcing new whistleblower protections under FSMA

September 4, 2014

The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association has notified its members that OSHA is now enforcing new whistleblower protections under a provision of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

GMA launches initiative to increase transparency in GRAS additives

Jeremy Gerrard

September 2, 2014

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) announced a five-part initiative last week to advance and modernize the procedures used to assess the safety of “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) ingredients used in food.

TECH FLASH

Report ranks global food traceability regulations

Countries from the European Union came out on top, with researchers praising regulations that cover a broad range of foreign and domestic foods

Jeremy Gerrard

August 25, 2014

The US received average rankings for its Food Safety Modernization Act, but the Global Food Traceability Center was critical that FSMA regulations are still in the early stages of development.

Report ranks global food traceability regulations; EU countries come out on top

Jeremy Gerrard

August 22, 2014

A new report from the Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) has compared and ranked 21 Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) countries on their respective food traceability regulations.

Food Safety

GMPs, FSMA and GFSI: Making the Right Connections

Good manufacturing practices play an obvious role in both FSMA and GFSI schemes, but in reality, you won’t pass FSMA muster or obtain a GFSI certification if you haven’t done your GMP homework.

Wayne Labs

August 7, 2014

As FDA regulations spell out in 21 CFR Part 110, good manufacturing practices (GMPs) or current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs) are the basics you need to know and perform to keep the food products you make free of adulteration—whether from bacteria or chemicals.

IDFA, NMPF support proposed sanitary transportation rule goals

Jeremy Gerrard

August 4, 2014

The International Dairy Foods Association and National Milk Producers Federation have submitted comments to FDA regarding the proposed rule on the sanitary transportation of human and animal food.

IDFA and NMPF comment on proposed adulteration rule

Jeremy Gerrard

July 7, 2014

The International Dairy Foods Association and the National Milk Producers Federation have filed comments on FDA’s proposed rule, “Focused mitigation strategies to protect food against intentional adulteration.”

PMMI’s Food Safety & Traceability Report Dives into FSMA Perceptions & Next Steps

Compliance requires greater traceability capabilities, advanced sanitary equipment construction and thorough training

Jeremy Gerrard

June 30, 2014

Many stakeholders in the food industry are confused about implementation deadlines surrounding FSMA, according to a recent study from PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

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