The FDA will be holding two virtual public meetings on the recently released proposed rule “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Relating to Agricultural Water.”

REX is an online regulatory-compliance documentation search portal for food and supplement labeling regulations, guidance, policy records and other compliance information. 

Since handwashing is a key element of the food quality and safety programs for food processors, meeting this early mandate was not a major issue for the industry. But how should companies go about ensuring that their people not only wash their hands, but that handwashing is effective?

In concert with a Biden-Harris administration interagency effort and its commitment to workplace safety, climate resilience and environmental justice, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is publishing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings today.

The quarterly antimicrobial resistance data for FSIS product categories has been updated on the FSIS website. 

Effective sanitation is not just necessary for today's processing plants, it is essential.