Last week, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) released a host of resources to assist the food and agriculture industry in navigating supply chain disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is a compilation of the resources: Report Supply Chain Problems/Request Assistance from the FDA: Food facilities and farms can report a closure or a ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and state and local partners investigated a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked to whole, fresh onions imported from the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, in cooperation with the Mexican competent authorities. As of February 2, 2022, CDC has declared this outbreak over. ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to packaged leafy greens. On January 7, 2022, as a result of continued investigations, the producer issued a voluntary recall of additional products after detecting ...
Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a guidance document titled Questions and Answers Regarding Channels of Trade Policy for Human Food Commodities with Chlorpyrifos Residues: Guidance for Industry. The guidance is intended to help food producers and processors who handle foods that may contain residues of the pesticide chemical chlorpyrifos. The Environmental ...
On March 11, 2022, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and California Department of Food & Agriculture is co-hosting a webinar to discuss the recently released U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) proposed rule, “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Relating to Agricultural Water.” The webinar ...
On February 14, a white paper on harvest equipment sanitation titled “Periodic Deep Cleaning Study of Harvesting Equipment” was made publicly available that advocates for a data-based approach to Periodic Equipment Cleaning (PEC) and hygienic redesign of harvest equipment. The report was coordinated by the Leafy Greens Harvester Sanitation and Hygienic Design Working Group. PEC includes…