FDA's Foreign Supplier rule has an especially ambitious agenda By Cathy Siegner  Of the seven rules the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued under the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the one regarding Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) is particularly ambitious. It attempts a number of things never done before with respect to the U.S. food safety system. As FDA describes it, FSVP requires importers... Continue Reading
Navajo food taboos and food safety By Dave Nezzie  As a consumer, I've purchased food without ever considering whether it is contaminated with pathogens. I've made the assumption that the food is safe. If the label included a small emblem noting that it is "certified," "inspected" or "organic," I felt reassured. But after a course on food safety litigation, I am more reluctant to... Continue Reading
FDA warning letters: Bakery, fish importer, and livestock operation By News Desk  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently sent warning letters to a food manufacturing facility in Ohio, a fish importer in South San Francisco, and a livestock operation in Kentucky. The agency’s warning letter dated May 12, 2016, to Hannibal Company Inc., of Worthington, OH, noted that numerous problems with insects and lack of appropriate hygiene and... Continue Reading
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Last week I had the honor to speak at the Michigan State University (MSU) Food Safety Program. The speech was included in two days of sessions facilitated by Frank Yiannas, Vice President of Food Safety & Health, Walmart, USA and Adjunct Professor in the Online Master of Science in Food Safety Program at MSU, and a... 
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