Posts By: Sonia Salas

Western Growers to Host PSA Train-the-Trainer Class in August

Western Growers is hosting a train-the-trainer course on August 28-29, 2018, in Irvine. This training effort is meant to develop a cadre of trainers able to teach the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) Grower Training Course. The U.S.  Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Produce Safety Rule establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing ...

Building a Food Defense Plan

In his FDA Voice blog post on March 28, 2018, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb discussed the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration (commonly referred to as the Food Defense Rule or IA Rule). This rule applies to both domestic and foreign companies required to register with the Food and Drug ...