FSMA

FDA Issues Improvement Plan Focused on Modernizing Foodborne Illness Outbreak Responses

December 21, 2021 FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a longstanding commitment to strengthening food safety and better protecting consumers, as part of its public health agenda. Today, we are taking an important step to build on this commitment with the release of the Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement Plan. This plan is designed to help the FDA and our partners enhance the speed, effectiveness, coordination and communication of foodborne outbreak investigations. We are confident that the actions outlined in this plan will in turn translate into activities focused on enhancing the prevention of outbreaks. …

PrimusLabs — Ag Never Sleeps

August 30, 2021 Primus Group

“Regardless of whether you’re an importer, broker or buyer- whatever your role in the fresh produce supply chain – the lab testing partner you choose should understand the pain points for your part in it, your particular commodities, and what your objectives are,” says Adam Hughes, Director of Microbiology for PrimusLabs. …

Facilitating Trade for Importers, Big or Small

August 26, 2021 Primus Group

U.S. importers, especially small to midsize companies, are feeling the heat as enforcement of FSMA’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) hits home. FSVP shifted food safety responsibility and liability from all entities within the supply chain to the importer, making FDA’s importer-of-record list more important than ever. …

PRIMUS GROUP, INC. — The Reasonable Moving Target

July 28, 2021 Ryan Fothergill, General Council, Primus Group

It is not clear at this point how the recent guidance will affect FDA inspections of non-leafy greens, but one thing is clear: the paradigm for FSMA standards change over time, and the expectations of those standards will likely ever be increasing. …

FDA and USDA Collaborate to Present Webinars on FSMA Produce Safety Rule to Produce Exporters in Latin America

July 12, 2021 FDA

Throughout July and August, the FDA will offer Webinars followed by live Q&A sessions on the Produce Safety Rule (PSR) and the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) for stakeholders in Latin America. …