Apr 3, 2024 | Foods, Issue of the Month
Control of Cronobacter in Dairy Dryer and Packaging Rooms By Beth Koenig, EAS Independent Consultant What Is Cronobacter and Why Should We Be Concerned About It? Cronobacter, a genus of bacterial pathogens in the Enterobacteriacea family is of considerable concern in...
Apr 1, 2024 | FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods
On March 20, 2024, the US FDA issued a new import alert for human food products with detectable levels of chemical contaminants that may present a safety concern to human health. The Import Alert 99-48, Detention without Physical Examination of Foods Due to Chemical...
Mar 27, 2024 | Foods, On Demand Webinar
Reassessment of EMPs: Have You Identified the Correct Sampling Locations to Protect Your Product? An EAS Complimentary Webinar Presented by Rocelle Grabarek, EAS Independent Consultant March 27, 2024 • 1pm (Eastern) 1.5 hours Many of the environmental monitoring...
Mar 12, 2024 | FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods
USDA today published its “Product of USA” final rule, which will allow voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in the USA” label claims to be used on meat, poultry, and egg products only when they are derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the...
Feb 6, 2024 | FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods
The FDA has released a revised draft Introduction and Appendix 1 to the multi-chapter draft guidance for industry titled “Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food: Draft Guidance for Industry” (PCHF Draft Guidance). The changes...
Feb 6, 2024 | Cosmetics, Dietary Supplements, Drugs, FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods, Medical Devices, Tobacco, Veterinary
FDA is issuing the draft guidance to describe the Agency’s current thinking regarding its use of remote regulatory assessments in order to increase industry’s understanding of RRAs and facilitate FDA’s process for conducting RRAs. FDA has used RRAs to conduct...