Food Safety
FDA launches food safety plan builder
FDA is releasing a new software tool to help owners and operators of food facilities create a food safety plan specific to their facilities. The plann... more »
FSNS food safety training schedule set for fall
Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) announced its fall 2017 course schedule for food safety training. FSNS offers certified training programs that assist ... more »
USDA funds $4.6 million for nanotechnology research work
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded 13 grants totaling $4.6 million for research on the next generation of agricult... more »
Idaho to co-sponsor USDA outreach audit training
The USDA in conjunction with the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) and the Idaho Grower Shippers Association (I... more »
USDA to update GAP Harmonized Food Safety Standards
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is updating the Produce Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Harmonized Food Safety Standards for field op... more »
United Fresh publishes recall resource guide
The United Fresh Produce Association has published the Recall Resource Guide to help the produce industry prepare for potential recall events as part ... more »
New food safety publication available
Produce wholesalers and distributors now have a new tool to develop food safety plans that comply with FDA regulations under the Food Safety Moderniza... more »
HACCP workshop scheduled for Florida packinghouses
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will host a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) workshop in Imm... more »
Grower Produce Safety courses set throughout Michigan
Michigan State University Extension will host the Food and Drug Administration-defined Produce Safety Alliance Grower Food Safety Modernization Act (F... more »
Ensure the right grower training for FSMA compliance
On farms looking to be Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliant under the Produce Safety Rule, provision 112.22(c), “One supervisor or respons... more »
