Last week, Jensen Farms, the grower of the cantaloupe implicated in the Listeria outbreak of 2011, filed for bankruptcy. Prominently listed in the filing were lawsuits associated with the outbreak, from which 146 people were
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Facility Profiling: A Benefit or Putting Food Makers in the Cross Hairs?
FDA would like food/feed facilities to voluntarily submit additional profile information through the Food Facility Registration Module – and wants to know what you think.
In a Federal Register Notice, FDA announced the opportunity
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Regulatory Leapfrog is Underway
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced a series of prevention-based food safety policy measures, including a final rule designed to make FSIS aware of adulterated or misbranded food in the supply chain
Recalls and Warning Letters Still High in 2011
As many will remember 2009 and 2010 showed a fairly dramatic increase in recalls compared with the two years prior to that. Of note 2009/10 was marked by a few very large recalls due to
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Serious Questions About Third-Party Audits
On Jan. 10, 2012, a Congressional House report was issued on the government’s investigation into the cantaloupe Listeria outbreak. The report provided some very interesting findings and lessons not only for and about Jensen
Cuts in Public Health Preparedness Could Hurt Food Industry
Although preparedness for public health emergencies had been on an upward climb in the U.S. over the last decade, some of our most elementary capabilities are experiencing cuts in every state across the country. This
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