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FDA Supply Chain Guidance

Guidance for Industry: Supply-Chain Program Requirements and Co-Manufacturer Supplier Approval and Verification for Human Food and Animal Food November 2017...

LGMA Metrics Now Fully Align with FSMA Produce Safety Rule

The LGMA programs in California and Arizona have updated their required food safety practices so they are in alignment with...

Congratulations Carriere Family Farms- the 2017 Plant of the Year!

On an annual basis, Safe Food Alliance searches for an outstanding example of a plant that exudes excellence from every...

The New Food Safety Plan Builder

The FDA has announced their new tool, the Food Safety Plan Builder, is now ready for use. The Food Safety...

Sponsor & Exhibitor Registration Now Open for SFC 2018

Safe Food California, the West Coast’s most prestigious conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency Indian wells on April...

What FDA Has to Say – And How it Can Help You

After the first compliance date under FSMA (the Food Safety Modernization Act) passed this last September, the FDA began slowly...

Safe Food Alliance Kingsburg Lab Construction Project Reaches the Half-Way Point

Time flies when you are having fun, and the construction of the new South Valley Laboratory in Kingsburg has been...

Food Safety by Design: Focus on FSMA Preventive Controls

According to Dr. David Acheson, Founder and CEO of the Acheson Group, FSMA passed Congress because of public, congressional and...

Food Safety Plans Are Required for Hullers and Shellers

As we approach the FSMA Rule compliance dates this September, it’s important for hullers and shellers who are classified as...

Produce Safety: Are You Ready?

Whether you’re a grower; you purchase from a grower; or you provide a service to growers, it’s time to ask...

Safe Food California 2017 Recap

On behalf of the Safe Food Alliance Team, we thank our sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, and attendees for participating in another...

Safe Food Alliance On Target to Complete New Lab in December

Following the Safe Food Alliance launch of its largest laboratory to date in Kingsburg last January, it’s time to check...

The Latest on FSMA

As part of our continued efforts to keep you up to date on the latest developments within FDA’s Food Safety...

The DFA Moisture Meter: Then, Now, and Next

History of the Moisture Meter In the January of 1933, Charles D. Fisher applied for a patent for what has...

Patulin in Fruit

Patulin is a mycotoxin produced by several different genera of fungi, including Aspergillus, Penicillium and Byssochlamys. It is most commonly...

Does Your Company Have a Recall Readiness Plan?

Has your food safety team identified your company’s biggest food safety vulnerabilities based on the nature of its business? Perhaps...

Partnership Offers Produce Safety Training for Farmers

Food safety has always been the No. 1 concern of California farmers and ranchers. In addition to developing practices that...

Thank You to the Safe Food California Conference Sponsors!

We’re just a few weeks away from welcoming you to our Safe Food California conference. Because Safe Food Alliance is...

Internal Audit — Guidelines & Recommendations

As more food manufacturing facilities continue to implement and comply with the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Audit Schemes, they...

Safe Food California 2017 Room Rates Close May 1— Book Now

SFC 2017 will be held June 6–8 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey. Room Rates Start at $184 single/double occupancy. Reservations...