…with multiple regulations dictating placement in a field. “We have FSMA to worry about but also CalOSHA, so there are labor laws you have to deal with like making sure…
FDA Settles FSMA Lawsuit Related to High Risk Foods
…to go beyond the original FSMA traceability requirements by issuing a final rule that includes the requirements for recordkeeping by November 2022. As per the rules put forth under FSMA,…
Almond Update: Industry Standards Led to Produce Safety Rule Discretion
…(FSMA). Almonds were included in that and Almond Board of California’s Tim Birmingham said it’s good news for the industry and awards producers for food safety standards already in place….
Farm City Newsday Friday, 03-29-19
…risk standard, how researchers are editing genes in citrus to combat HLB and a report regarding FSMA enforcement discretion for certain california crops. Tune in to the show for these…
FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion of the Produce Safety Rule
…(FSMA). FDA indicated in a guidance document that the agency would not be holding entities that are growing, harvesting, packing, or holding either winegrapes, hops, pulse crops, or almonds responsible…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-25-19
…Riverside citrus program that received a sizable gift, a Ted Talk beekeeper that talked bee honey DNA and how growers got letters stating FSMA enforcement was nearing. Tune in to…
Almond Update: FSMA Trainings as Inspections Loom
The Almond Board of California is hosting a Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) training tomorrow in the San Joaquin Valley with others to follow. ABC’s Tim Birmingham said the deadlines…
Industry Groups Encourage Participation in On-Farm Readiness Reviews
…Agriculture’s (CDFA) educational outreach program. The reviews were part of CDFA’s Produce Safety Program, which is designed to help prepare agricultural operations for compliance with the Food Safety Modernization’s Act (FSMA)…
FDA Extends FSMA Compliance
…Modernization Act. The move, applauded by the American Feed Industry Association, gives the FDA more time to release the final FSMA guidance documents and train its inspectors. AFIA says the…
USDA and FDA Announce Key Step to Advance Collaborative Efforts to Streamline Produce Safety Requirements for Farmers
…FDA announced the alignment of the USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices Audit Program (USDA H-GAP) with the requirements of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA’s) Produce Safety Rule. The…
AFIA Calls FDA to Streamline Animal Feed Regulations
…practices (CGMPs), by aligning the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) CGMPs with those of the medicated feed CGMPs, which have been in place for 40 years. More clearly defining when…
USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration
…activities. The FDA is implementing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which shifts the food safety paradigm from one of reaction to prevention of foodborne illness. Under FSMA, the…
Almond Update: FSMA Here, What You Need to Know
The Food Saftey Modernization Act compliance deadline is here. The Almond Board of California‘s Tim Birmingham said there is an important extension that growers can get to help with that deadline…
FDA Announces Enforcement Discretion for FSMA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its intention to exercise enforcement discretion for portions of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules. The update on enforcement was announced through…