On December 10th, 2018 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a Food Defense update on the Intentional Adulteration Rule. In the update, the FDA lays out new free ways to complete the required Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) training. The FDA has provided a number of resources and links to courses that can be
It’s All About Defense! Don’t Get Behind As with many of FDA’s new rules that are part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Intentional Adulteration rule sets a standard for the industry that’s similar to what many food processors already have in place. Companies which have a GFSI certification, like SQF or BRC,
Summary of Requirements The first obvious question with any new regulation is, who has to comply? The FDA has provided this table as a helpful tool to determine if compliance is required. Simply stated, the FSVP importer, whom the FDA will hold responsible for compliance, is the U.S. owner or consignee of products for import. The entity whose DUNS
The FDA announced that it intends to exercise enforcement discretion for certain provisions in four of the rules that implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This means that during the enforcement discretion period, the agency does not intend to enforce these provisions as they currently apply to certain entities or activities. The enforcement
Guidance for Industry: Supply-Chain Program Requirements and Co-Manufacturer Supplier Approval and Verification for Human Food and Animal Food November 2017 This guidance is intended for persons who participate in certain “co-manufacturing” agreements in the production of human or animal food. By “co-manufacturing,” we mean a contractual arrangement whereby one party (the brand owner) arranges for
It is difficult to speculate about how the Food and Drug Administration may emerge under the Trump administration, but for some hints we have gathered some information to imagine the road ahead. Please remember that this is a speculative exercise at best and should not be construed as anything more than that. On his first
Consumers’ expectations of retailers and suppliers have never been higher, especially relating to the safety of their food. An ongoing evolution of new technologies especially drive a connected consumer to redefine the global business environment, including a retail market shift from a supply-driven world to a demand –driven one where the consumer is in charge.
A Food Safety Plan and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) are safe food advancements that are either required or recommended by the U.S. FDA (Federal Food and Drug Administration) with the ideal goal of eliminating outbreaks and food recalls. The alarming volume of over 500 food recalls in 2015 has since compelled Congress
The US Food & Drug Administration announced their assessment of Salmonella risks associated with tree nuts in July 2013, and three years on, the work continues! The purpose of the assessment is to “quantify the public health risk associated with the consumption of potentially Salmonella contaminated tree nuts”. FDA states that “the need for a
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