Are You Ready for a Food Defense Quick Check?
FDA will be using the Quick Checks to “educate while we regulate.” This education period – made up of 10-minute “conversations” – was initia …
FDA will be using the Quick Checks to “educate while we regulate.” This education period – made up of 10-minute “conversations” – was initia … Continue readingAre You Ready for a Food Defense Quick Check?
FDA routine inspections of small businesses for compliance with FSMA’s Intentional Adulteration (IA) rule will not begin until March 2021. … Continue readingSmall Business Food Defense Inspections Delayed, But Compliance Now in Effect
The USDA estimates that 10% of hired farmworkers are foreign nationals employed on temporary work visas under the H-2A agricultural workers … Continue readingEstablishing Best Practices to Protect Migrant Farm Workers from COVID-19
TAG’s IT experts provided general data from the open.fda.gov/api reports confirming that, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic ov … Continue readingDespite COVID-19 – and Confusing FDA Listings – 2020 Food Recalls Are Down
While experts’ understanding and knowledge of COVID-19 has continued to evolve and expand, there are some factors that have been long acknow … Continue readingCOVID-19 and Food: Contact but not Transmission
In TAG’s May 2020 FSMA Fridays webinar, TAG President and CEO Dr. David Acheson MD and Senior Director, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs… … Continue readingResponsibly Reopening and Rebounding from COVID-19
FDA has notified states that they can begin to conduct Produce Safety Rule (PSR) inspections on farms, following reopening guidelines from.. … Continue readingFDA Authorizes State Farm Inspections: A Harbinger of PC Inspections to Come?
With all the employee protection, food safety, and temporary closure challenges the food industry has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, it … Continue readingRegulatory Actions During COVID-19
Since the start of this crisis, the GFSI community has worked to establish an industry-wide position that best serves the food and beverage … Continue readingUpdate on GFSI COVID-19 Policy and Certification Extensions