Environmental Monitoring: Answering Questions from the Industry

Written by Jon Kimble and Kyla Ihde, Safe Food Alliance Is it an FDA requirement or a strong recommendation for environmental monitoring for RTE foods? In areas where your company
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Industry Update: New Era of Smarter Food Safety

This was originally posted by our friends at the FDA (source) Welcome to the New Era of Smarter Food Safety. The world around us is changing rapidly;  many believe we will
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USDA Supports Specialty Crops Producers with Direct Payments for Losses Due to COVID-19

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service sent this bulletin at 05/19/2020 01:07 PM EDT WASHINGTON, May 19, 2020 – As part of the Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture
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The 6th HACCP Principle: Verification

Written by Katie Edwards and Jon Kimble HACCP; It’s a bit complicated. There are so many steps and rules to follow, and for a beginner, it can be extremely overwhelming.
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FDA Issues Temporary Policy under the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program

April 22, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a guidance to communicate its temporary policy regarding certain requirements under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Accredited Third-Party Certification
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Urgent Update: Potential Executive Order on Workers Compensation

This was originally posted by our friends at the California League of Food Producers CLFP Members: We wanted to alert you that Governor Newsom is considering issuing a new Executive
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FDA Issues Best Practices on Safe Food Handling and Employee Health in Retail

April 9, 2020 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued information and best practices for retail food stores, restaurants, and pick-up and delivery services during the pandemic to protect
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Executive Order Extending Childcare Services for Essential Workers

On April 4th, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order to guarantee that essential critical infrastructure employees can obtain necessary childcare to continue working during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order
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FDA Provides Temporary Flexibility Regarding Nutrition Labeling

March 26, 2020 As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants and food manufacturers may have food not labeled for retail sale that they wish to sell at retail.  For example,
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Ask an Auditor: How does COVID-19 Impact my GFSI Audit [VIDEO]

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