Food Safety News - April 20, 2016 CFP’s sidebars drive food safety in ‘No Action’ atmosphere

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CFP's sidebars drive food safety in 'No Action' atmosphere

By Jim Mann

Editor’s note: The Conference for Food Protection is managed by an executive board that includes 23 voting members who represent: state food regulatory agencies from each of the FDA regions; local food regulatory agencies from each of the FDA regions; the FDA; USDA/FSIS; the CDC, the food industry; an academic institution; and consumers. BOISE, ID —... Continue Reading

OSHA finalizes protection for food safety whistleblowers

By Coral Beach

Food company employees — from field workers to grocery store clerks — are on the front lines of food safety efforts but are sometimes reluctant to speak up about problems because they fear retaliation. A new rule, published Monday in the Federal Register, defines whistleblower protections for employees who disclose information about potential food safety problems.... Continue Reading

More refusals were headed to produce aisles than fish counters

By Dan Flynn

A report that freely acknowledges that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration “has neither the personnel nor the funding to physically inspect more than 1 percent of all shipments" looks at the results of FDA's main border enforcement tool known as "import refusals." FDA is responsible for the safety of food imported into the United... Continue Reading

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