Environmental Monitoring: Answering Questions from the Industry
Tuesday, 25 August 2020
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
- Published in Testing & Analysis
Industry Update: New Era of Smarter Food Safety
Tuesday, 14 July 2020
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
- Published in Industry Updates
USDA Supports Specialty Crops Producers with Direct Payments for Losses Due to COVID-19
Thursday, 21 May 2020
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
- Published in Coronavirus, News
The 6th HACCP Principle: Verification
Thursday, 07 May 2020
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.
- Published in HACCP, Starter Series
FDA Issues Temporary Policy under the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program
Thursday, 23 April 2020
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
- Published in Coronavirus, Industry Updates
Urgent Update: Potential Executive Order on Workers Compensation
Tuesday, 21 April 2020
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
- Published in Coronavirus, Industry Updates
FDA Issues Best Practices on Safe Food Handling and Employee Health in Retail
Friday, 10 April 2020
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
- Published in Coronavirus
Executive Order Extending Childcare Services for Essential Workers
Monday, 06 April 2020
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
- Published in Coronavirus, Industry Updates, News
FDA Provides Temporary Flexibility Regarding Nutrition Labeling
Thursday, 26 March 2020
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,
- Published in Coronavirus, Industry Updates
Ask an Auditor: How does COVID-19 Impact my GFSI Audit [VIDEO]
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
- Published in Audit Prep, Coronavirus