Food Safety
Cornell leading effort to train farmers on produce safety rules
Cornell is leading a national alliance aimed at improving the safety of fresh produce and helping fruit and vegetable growers meet new regulatory requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The act, signed by... more »
Train-the-Trainer courses being offered by Produce Safety Alliance
Train-the-Trainer courses by the Produce Safety Alliance are well underway for 2016, with courses in 2017 already scheduled. PSA's Train-the-Trainer courses are for produce safety educators and others who work with fruit and vegetable growers... more »
FDA updates Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards
The FDA has issued revised food safety standards for state regulatory programs that oversee food facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods. These regulatory program standards, known as the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards... more »
California to receive $11.7M in FSMA funding
The California Department of Food and Agriculture was recently awarded $11.7 million for state-level implementation of the Produce Safety Rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This follows the recent Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA)... more »
Food safety concerns have deep roots in ag production
People have been getting sick from eating food for as long as humans have been eating food. In the last few years, as the federal government has tightened safety regulations across the food supply chain... more »
FDA awards $21.8 million for produce safety rule implementation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded a total of $21.8 million to support 42 states to help implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) produce safety rule. The rule, which the FDA finalized... more »
United Fresh adds preventive controls training program
United Fresh has created the Preventive Controls for Human Food Qualified Individual Training Program. Using model plans created by a team of experts convened by United Fresh, and with an emphasis on the food safety... more »
New Produce GAP Harmonized Standards introduced
GLOBALG.A.P. and United Fresh Produce Association introduce the first Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognized application of the Produce GAP Harmonized Standards. The GLOBALG.A.P. Harmonized Produce Safety Standard V1.0 (HPSS) has been successfully benchmarked by... more »
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