FSMA
DirectFresh service enables same-day perishable shipping
WARP, a tech-powered freight network specializing in middle-mile solutions, has launched DirectFresh, a service enabling perishable shippers with same-day and next-day direct store delivery. The service offers shippers an end-to-end solution for their fresh freight... more »
New consultancy provides traceability expertise
Traceability and food safety solutions provider iFoodDS has launched New Era Partners, a consulting arm to advise firms on compliance with Food Safety Modernization Act traceability requirements. The Food and Drug Administration mandates new recordkeeping... more »
FDA issues reminder on harvest, postharvest water rule enforcement
The Food and Drug Administration is reminding produce growers that the discretion period for enforcing harvest and postharvest agricultural water safety rules is ending. On Jan. 13, the FDA released a fact sheet that provides... more »
MSU offers training for on-farm produce safety
Michigan State University Extension continues to offer a training opportunity designed for farm supervisors who deal with on-farm produce safety. Michigan State University Extension’s Online Produce Safety Supervisor Training provides education and resources regarding the requirements... more »
IFPA comments on proposed ag water changes
Support for regulations with flexibility that allow fruit and vegetable growers to manage risks unique to their production environment as well as calls for a final rule were among the key messages delivered by the... more »
Food safety research enhanced by produce industry
Growers need not wait on the government for timely guidance to food safety questions or concerns. That’s what industry veteran Victor Smith sees as one of the biggest benefits of the Center for Produce Safety... more »
Some growers ‘wait and see’ with Produce Rule
Startup and ongoing costs associated with the Produce Rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) remain hard to swallow for some specialty crops’ growers, but there’s little recourse in a market that requires the... more »
Penn State hosting food safety training
Is your farm in compliance with food safety standards? The FSMA Produce Safety Rule states: “At least one supervisor or responsible party for your farm must have successfully completed food safety training at least equivalent... more »
PMA vice president hired by FDA for produce safety
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has hired James Gorny, Vice President of Food Safety and Technology at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) as the FDA's Senior Science Advisor for Produce Safety. Gorny will assume... more »
Produce industry starts to prepare for FSMA inspections
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is in place, and inspectors are coming. The compliance date for larger manufactured food facilities subject to FSMA’s human food preventive controls rule kicked in on Sept. 19, 2016.... more »
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