A start-up facility must have a basic food safety plan based on HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) in place to meet current regulatory requirements. Any food processing facility must first register with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and assigned a site-specific FDA Registration Number. The next requirement for implementing a food safety
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
According to Dr. David Acheson, Founder and CEO of the Acheson Group, FSMA passed Congress because of public, congressional and regulatory response to a series of major outbreaks that started with the spinach E. coli O157 in 2006, salmonella cases in peanut butter in 2007 and 2009, melamine in pet food in 2007 and most
As part of our continued efforts to keep you up to date on the latest developments within FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act regulations, we wanted to share are a few key updates we think you should be aware of. Although there were hints that the new administration may make changes to this set of regulations,
For most U.S. citizens September 19, 2016 will pass just as any other day would. But for management of food processors with over 500 employees the date is probably top-of-mind right now. This is the “compliance date” (deadline) for most large companies that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food for human consumption, by which they
