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Penn State Extension to Hold FSMA Training Series for Pennsylvania Growers in 2027

Penn State Extension will offer a series of in-person and virtual training sessions for Pennsylvania fruit and vegetable growers on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce...

FSMA 204 Survival Kit

The FDA Food Traceability Rule is still coming. While the FDA has proposed extending the compliance date to July 20, 2028, and says it won’t enforce the rule before then, now is th...

UK FSA Board Decides to Advance Sweeping Food System Regulatory Reforms

The “Future of Food Regulation” program now moves into a detailed design phase. Areas targeted for reform include food business registration, inspections and regulation of large fo...

FDA Finds Link Between Strong FSMS and Fewer Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Retail Delis

Based on a nationwide study of retail food store delis, FDA identified employee handwashing and proper cold and hot holding temperatures as areas requiring greater control, and ide...

FSMA 204 Readiness Assessment

How ready is your operation for the FDA Food Traceability Rule? This 10-question self-assessment evaluates key areas of FSMA 204 compliance, from tracking CTEs and KDEs to supplier...

Managing Risk From Seed to Shelf: A Comprehensive Approach to Fresh Produce Food Safety

As regulatory requirements continue to evolve and consumer expectations increase, organizations across the fresh produce supply chain must adopt a proactive approach to risk manage...

FDA Releases 2026 Food Code With Updates on Food Defense, Employee Illness, Food Safety Management

FDA has released the 2026 Food Code, introducing updated model provisions for retail and foodservice establishments on food defense, food safety management systems, employee illnes...

Harvard Law Analysis Warns Food Safety Preemption Bill Could Impact More Than Additives, Create Oversight Gaps

The broad preemption provision in the proposed FDA Review and Evaluation for Safe, Healthy, and Affordable Foods Act of 2026 (FRESH Act) could disestablish state and local food saf...

Food Act overhaul: Online sales, pesticide residues and unsafe packaging now under tighter watch

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The Dewan Rakyat yesterday passed the Food (Amendment) Bill 2026 to strengthen food safety a...

Food Safety Doctor Offers New Self-Paced Certificate Training Course for Food Industry Workers

The 60-slide course on food safety, personal hygiene, and Good Manufacturing Practices basics is designed to help food businesses efficiently meet FSMA training requirements for pe...

USDA-FSIS to Roll Out Listeria Environmental Sampling Program Nationwide at RTE Facilities

The program, which was explored after the Boar’s Head outbreak of 2024 spurred the agency to reevaluate its inspection and Listeria monitoring protocols, was piloted in FY 2026 and...

Food Safety in Focus

September marks National Food Safety Education Month, bringing back-of-house (BOH) operational standards, technology, and food safety culture to the forefront. Thirty-four percent...

Food Safety Five Ep. 38: Regulatory and Research Updates on Cyclospora, Listeria, Microplastics, and More

This episode covers the final findings from the U.S. Cyclospora outbreak, new USDA efforts to address Listeria, the new FDA Food Code, research on high-pressure processing for raw...

Publisher’s Platform: Food Safety Education Month starts Today – Here is what I want from government, industry academia...

The National Restaurant Association created National Food Safety Month in 1994 through its Educational Foundation, to heighten awareness about the importance of food safety educati...

Customers Will Ask for Your Traceability Records Before the FDA Does

Enforcement of the FDA Food Traceability Rule is on hold until at least July 2028. Chris Boyles, VP of Food Safety at Steritech, explains why to start now and where to begin.

FDA Publishes 2026 Food Code

Today, September 17, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its 2026 FDA Food Code, which provides a model set of food safety regulations for retail and food se...

FDA Announces Food Traceability Rule Exemption for Certain Small Businesses, Considers Additional Flexibilities

Under the draft policy, FDA would not enforce requirements for retailers and restaurants selling less than $1 million worth of food in a three-year period. FDA will also hold a pub...

FDA Proposes Enforcement Discretion for Small Retailers and Restaurants Under the Food Traceability Rule

FDA cites juice processor for HACCP failures and lack of pathogen reduction

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until...

FDA steps enforcement on imported food including dried peppers, seafood

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.Re...

Publisher's Platform: Harvard read the FRESH Act line by line

Nearly all of the public argument about this bill has been about food chemicals: dyes, PFAS, the GRAS loophole. That is where the fight started, and it is where the coalition backi...

Food Safety Without Borders: Building Knowledge Networks for Global Cooperation

As discussed at the 2024 Global Food Safety Symposium at Michigan State University, resilient food safety systems are not built by one technology, one regulation, or one training p...

Sri Lanka creates food safety policy with FAO support

Sri Lanka has unveiled its first national food safety policy with six themes including improving food controls, strengthening surveillance, and enhancing standards.Developed by the...

Trump Executive Order Seeks Meat Inspection Modernization by Cutting ‘Unnecessary’ Requirements, Expanding State Program...

The order, aimed at expanding market access for U.S. meat producers, focuses on expanding existing state inspection programs and state–federal agreements. It also calls for “sharpe...