Food Safety

FDA Provides Temporary Flexibility Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged Food

Move taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, offers guidance to restaurants and food manufacturers

March 27, 2020

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Inspection

Duravant Acquires WECO

Moves into new markets with equipment and software solutions that are complementary to current offerings

March 26, 2020

Beverage

Cornell Creates COVID-19 Website for Food Industry

Helps food processors determine what’s necessary to protect the public and employees, while helping to maintain safe U.S. food supply

March 25, 2020

Food Safety

The COVID-19 Outbreak and Food Production

Food and beverage industry workers are deemed essential to critical infrastructure; FDA suspends some inspections.

March 19, 2020

Beverage

FDA Issues Temporary COVID-19 Policy for Receiving Facilities and FSVP Importers

FDA

New temporary policy for meeting FSMA Supplier Verification Onsite Audit Requirements

March 18, 2020

Beverage

USDA Ensures Food Safety during COVID-19 Outbreak

Is ensuring the safety and timely delivery of the U.S. food supply while protecting the health of USDA employees during the COVID-19 national emergency

March 18, 2020

Food Safety

FDA Releases Action Plan to Advance the Safety of Leafy Greens

Agency announces ways it will work to prevent and respond to STEC outbreaks in a commodity that has been “too often implicated” in cases of foodborne illness

March 6, 2020

Food Safety

Live From PACK EXPO East: Digital Metal Detector

Unit protects products from stainless, ferrous, and non-ferrous metal contamination, and helps companies demonstrate all reasonable precautions have been taken.

March 5, 2020

Food Safety

GFSI Names 2020 Board

Announces election results of 4 board leaders and welcomes 8 new members at annual meeting

February 29, 2020

Food Safety

GFSI Releases New Benchmarking Requirements

Global Food Safety Initiative raises the bar for food safety with Version 2020, marking the beginning of a new generation of benchmarking, recognition, and transparency

February 24, 2020

Food Safety

New FSIS Leadership Announced

Paul Kiecker to serve as administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

February 24, 2020

Food Safety

U.S. Hemp Authority Names Official Certification Body

FoodChain ID, which developed, implemented, and marketed the Non-GMO Project Verification labeling standard, to take on responsibility in authority’s certification process

February 20, 2020

Food Safety

GFSI Releases Case Study Booklet

New and improved Case Study Booklet includes real stories on business actions to advance food safety

February 19, 2020