OSHA reports an increase in recent years in the reporting of cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) and other work-related disorders due to ergonomic hazards, which are physical conditions that can pose risk of injury to the musculoskeletal system.

All food processors, no matter what they produce or where they are located, should develop, document, implement and maintain a program for traceability and recalls.

The FDA will hold four public meetings to discuss “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption: Draft Guidance for Industry.”

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced an in-person meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has amended the Marketing Order that regulates the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in California.

The FDA has announced the availability of draft guidance entitled “Food Labeling: Serving Sizes of Foods That Can Reasonably Be Consumed At One Eating Occasion, Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed, Serving-Size Related Issues, Dual Column Labeling and Miscellaneous Topics.”

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.

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced a correction to the economic analysis presented in the final rule amending regulations governing the importation and interstate movement of fruits and vegetables.

The FDA is eliminating the use of styrene as a flavoring substance and adjuvant for use in food.

New challenges are coming into focus as food companies move from writing their FSMA safety plans to using them day-to-day to monitor for hazards.