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Top CFSAN annual priority to reduce foodborne illness rates

A recently released document lays out the center’s program priorities for the upcoming year.

Shane O'Halloran

September 11, 2013

The plan focuses on preventive controls, reducing foodborne illness rates and improving public health indicators.

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FDA proposes new “action level” for arsenic in apple juice

The new regulations require the arsenic level to be no higher than that of drinking water.

Shane O'Halloran

July 30, 2013

Previous FDA investigation has shown low levels of harmful inorganic arsenic in apple juice.

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FDA’s third annual Reportable Food Registry report shows increase in food contamination incidents

Fresh produce and undeclared allergen reports increased most.

Shane O'Halloran

May 28, 2013

In three cases, submissions made to the RFR alerted FDA early to potential public health issues before potentially harmful products reached the marketplace.

TECH FLASH

FDA oversight on food imports should leverage other countries’ resources

GAO report suggests FDA use a comparability system like the USDA’s FSIS applies

Wayne Labs

November 28, 2012

Unless it gets help from other countries, enforcing FSMA’s import regulations will be a challenging and expensive task.

Sunland

FDA suspends Sunland Inc.'s food facility registration

Nut and seed producer has a history of Salmonella contamination

Shane O'Halloran

November 27, 2012

FDA uses its power to suspend under the FSMA for the first time.

TECH FLASH

Is nut butter recall a sign of an endemic problem at FDA?

October 5, 2012

The Center for Science in the Public Interest says FDA has not been keeping up with implementing FSMA rules.

Cantaloupe Listeria contamination calls for FDA control of US auditors

February 6, 2012

As with any outbreak, the Jensen Farms Listeria outbreak last summer and fall, which sickened 148 people in 28 states and killed 30 people, probably could have been prevented if Jensen Farms had maintained its facilities in accordance with existing FDA guidance.

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FDA oversight lacking in US food facility inspections

January 27, 2012

Since 2004, FDA has relied increasingly on states to conduct inspections.

FSMA will Drive FDA to Form Partnerships

December 6, 2011

While food safety has been viewed as a non-competitive practice in the food industry, FDA’s limited funding will inevitably cause it to partner with other groups to satisfy the mandates of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), according to David Acheson in a recent Leavitt Partners blog. How FDA partners with third parties will vary depending on geographical location.

FDA strengthens safeguards against "mad cow disease"

April 30, 2009

FDA issues final ruling barring specific cattle materials from all animal and pet feedThe FDA issued a final regulation barring certain cattle materials from all animal feed, including pet food.