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FSMA Turns 10

FDA's Frank Yiannas reflects on the past decade

January 4, 2021

Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for Food Policy and Response at FDA, talks about the last 10 years for FSMA as well as what lies ahead.

Legendary Baking recalls single lot item for potential undeclared pecan allergy

No illness has been reported to date

Sharon Spielman

January 4, 2021

Legendary Baking of Chaska, Minn., recalled a single lot of item number 7545 - French Silk Pie because of a potential undeclared pecan allergen.

People & Industry News

People and Industry News: January 2021

December 30, 2020

People and industry news in food and beverage manufacturing for January 2021.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings & Expansions: January 2021

December 30, 2020

Plant openings and expansions in food and beverage manufacturing for January 2021.

Regulatory Watch

FDA launches human pathogens study

Sharon Spielman

December 29, 2020

The FDA has announced the launch of a multi-year study to improve food safety through enhanced understanding of the ecology of human pathogens that may cause foodborne illness outbreaks.

Applications open for 2021 Samuel J. Crumbine award

Deadline for the consumer protection award for excellence in food protection is March 15

Sharon Spielman

December 18, 2020

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), representing the nation’s nearly 3,000 local governmental health departments, has released the guidelines for the 2021 Samuel J. Crumbine consumer protection award for excellence in food protection at the local level.

FSIS corrects egg products plants final rule

December 18, 2020

FSIS has corrected a final rule that published on October 29, 2020, which requires official plants that process egg products to develop and implement Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (Sanitation SOPs) and to meet other sanitation requirements consistent with the agency’s meat and poultry regulations.

Manufacturing News

Supply chain lessons learned from COVID-19

A Resilience360 report explores supply chain challenges during the pandemic

Wayne Labs

December 18, 2020

A new study from Resilience360 indicates that COVID-19 has revealed weak links in the supply chain, and they may not be going away any time soon.

FDA extends comment period for food traceability proposed rule, info collection provisions

Sharon Spielman

December 17, 2020

The FDA has extended the comment period for the proposed rule entitled “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods” and reopened the comment period for the information collection provisions until Feb. 22, 2021.