Items Tagged with 'inspection'

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Routine inspections for states with CAP funds may begin January 1

December 9, 2019

The FDA is clarifying that states receiving competition A/B funding as part of the State Produce Implementation Cooperative Agreement Program (CAP) may begin routine inspections as early as January 1, 2020.

Dry Processing

Tortilla maker ensures quality and safety with new metal detectors

Sharon Spielman

October 18, 2019

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To support its double-digit growth over the past few years, Arevalo installed three METTLER TOLEDO Safeline Profile Advantage metal detectors to help protect its final product quality.

Food Safety

Documentation is key to proving hazard control

Rose Shilling

June 19, 2019

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Many processors have grown more sophisticated at compiling information and presenting it when inspectors ask for proof that a facility's food safety management system is working. But no matter the companies’ size or record management methods, they likely experience some of the common deficiencies that experts see.

Food Safety

How Preventive Controls Affect FDA Inspections

Understanding preventive controls is critical to FSMA compliance

Richard F. Stier

November 21, 2018

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The enactment of the Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation has profoundly affected the food processing industry in the United States and throughout the world.

Regulatory Watch

FDA issues guidance for refused inspections

Guidance explains how FDA interprets refusals of entry for inspection

Casey Laughman

January 12, 2018

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Rule applies to foreign food facilities and foreign governments.

Unclear which agency should be inspecting catfish

GAO says the FDA and USDA’s FSIS need to get together on testing imported catfish for residual drugs.

December 20, 2017

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The saga dates back to 2012 when the Government Accountability Office said that the responsibility for inspecting catfish should not be reassigned from FDA to the USDA. However, that’s not what happened.

Food Safety

USDA announces halt to importing of fresh Brazilian beef

Policy is result of higher rejection rates

Casey Laughman

June 23, 2017

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The United States Department of Agriculture has announced the suspension of imports of fresh beef from Brazil.

Food Safety

What you need to know before an FDA visit

What your company needs to properly develop, document and implement before an investigation

Richard F. Stier

June 15, 2017

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To ensure an FDA inspection is handled properly, it is imperative procedures are in place to do so.

Food Inspections

DNA-based analysis helps break down complex food samples

Food analysis aims for exact identification

Casey Laughman

June 7, 2017

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A new method of food analysis can break down complex samples to identify exactly what is in them.

Food Safety

Why companies should do internal audits during off hours

Expanding internal audits to different times of day can help strengthen food safety.

Richard F. Stier

March 22, 2017

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Third-party auditors rarely come into food plants during night shift, which really is a mistake.

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