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FDA Virtual Town Hall: New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint
On August 26, the Food and Beverage Issue Alliance and the Consumer Brands Association will host a town hall with Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas to discuss the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint. Yiannas will provide details on the blueprint followed by a Q&A to answer any audience questions. Western ...
Leafy Greens Update: What is Being Done to Keep Your Leafy Greens Safe?
Earlier today, leaders in the leafy greens industry hosted a webinar to provide details on what the leafy greens community is doing to ensure the safety of leafy greens. The webinar is now on-demand and available for viewing here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/2696184340064126215 The webinar highlighted some of the things being done to make leafy greens safe, including ...
COVID-19 Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist Now Available
To assist the food industry as it navigates changes to operations related to COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have developed an “Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and Animal Food Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The checklist is designed to serve as a quick ...
USDA Report Confirms Safe Level of Pesticide Residues
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USDA) released its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for FY 2018. In the report, USDA cited that 97 percent of domestic food samples had either no detectable pesticide residues or the residue levels were considered within tolerances established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Pesticide ...
CPS Research Symposium Review: Bringing Executive Summaries to Life
The 2020 Center for Produce Safety Virtual Research Symposium provided a broad glimpse of knowledge gained and in-progress awareness of its sponsored research to its largest and most geographically broad stakeholder audience. For many, sometimes it is not quite clear whether this new knowledge represents solutions ready for adoption, and if not, how close and ...
Upcoming FBIA Webinar Covers Traceability
Join the Food and Beverage Issue Alliance (FBIA) and the Consumer Brands Association this Monday for insight on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed rule, Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods. On November 2nd, Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP will deliver an overview of the scope of the proposed rule, what the ...
Upcoming Web Discussion Covers LGMA-Approved Field Sanitation Guidelines
Western Growers invites you to join a web discussion to review proposed changes to the LGMA-approved guidelines surrounding Field Sanitation. This web discussion will be held on July 1, 2020, from 9:00 am. – 11:00 a.m. PDT. The web discussion will offer an opportunity to review proposed changes to the LGMA-approved metrics and provide feedback. Don’t miss ...
Register for the Field Sanitation Web Discussion
Western Growers invites you to join a web discussion to review proposed changes to the LGMA-approved guidelines surrounding Field Sanitation. This web discussion will be held tomorrow, June 24, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. to10:30 a.m. PDT. The web discussion will offer an opportunity to review proposed changes to the LGMA-approved metrics and provide feedback. To view the working…
Register for Tomorrow’s LGMA-Approved Guidelines Webinar
Western Growers invites you to join a webinar discussion to review proposed changes to the LGMA-approved guidelines. This webinar is being held on May 22 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT and is part 2 of the LGMA Guidelines Discussion: Agricultural Water webinar that occurred on May 14. Tomorrow’s webinar will offer an opportunity ...
FDA Publishes Report on 2019 Outbreaks Associated with Leafy Greens
Today, FDA released the findings of its investigation into the contamination of romaine lettuce implicated in three outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 during the fall of 2019. These outbreaks, which were traced back to the Salinas Valley growing region in California, began in September and ended in December 2019, collectively resulting in 188 illnesses. These findings underscore ...
Registration Open for Part 3 of LGMA Guidelines Discussion: Ag Water Webinar
Western Growers invites you to join the next webinar discussion to review proposed changes to the LGMA-approved guidelines. This webinar is being held on June 4 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT and is part 3 of the LGMA Guidelines Discussion: Agricultural Water webinar series. This webinar will offer an opportunity to review proposed changes to ...
CDC Continues Providing Industry Related COVID-19 Updates – Next Private Sector Call on May 18
On Monday, May 18, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host the next call in a series of weekly private sector calls for updates on the COVID-19 response. As previously stated in Spotlight, the CDC is now conducting private sector calls detailing what the CDC knows and what it is doing in response ...
Register Now for the Final LGMA Metrics Ag Water Webinar Discussion
Western Growers invites you to join the last web discussion to review proposed changes to the LGMA-approved guidelines related to Agricultural Water. This webinar is being held June 11, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PDT and is part 4 of the webinars on Agricultural Water. This webinar will offer an opportunity to review proposed changes ...
Get the Latest COVID-19 Related Scientific Information During Upcoming CDC Call
On Monday, June 22, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host the next call in a series of weekly private sector calls for updates on the COVID-19 response. As previously announced in Spotlight, the CDC is conducting private sector calls detailing what the CDC knows and what it is doing in response to ...
WG Launches Leafy Green Food Safety Website
WG has developed a website to facilitate changes to the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA)-approved Leafy Green Food Safety Guidelines. The interactive website now easily allows the public to participate in routine discussions and process amendments that will ensure continuous improvement of the leafy green food safety preventive practices. In addition to simplifying the Leafy ...
Comment Period to Submit Changes to Leafy Green Food Safety Guidelines Now Open
Since the inception of the California and Arizona Leafy Green Marketing Agreements (LGMAs), Western Growers (WG) has been at the forefront of developing and revising the written, “Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Production and Harvest of Lettuce and Leafy Greens” for the leafy greens industry in both states. Yesterday, April 6, 2020, the comment ...
CDC Provides Update on COVID-19 During Private Sector Call
In addition to releasing new interim guidance for implementing safety practices for critical infrastructure workers who may have had exposure to a person with suspected or confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is also conducting another private sector call to provide updates on COVID-19. To see the recordings ...
Webinar Series: Whole Genome Sequencing – Case Studies
The industry is slowly uncovering whole genome sequencing (WGS) capabilities even as it is regularly impacted by its increasing use for food safety purposes. Three disparate food categories—fresh produce, meat and seafood—will provide the role WGS has played in their industry. From routine monitoring and root cause analysis to prevalence science and quality and spoilage, ...
Thursday Webinar on LGMA Metrics Update, Training and Audits During COVID-19 Crisis
Join us for a webinar on how COVID-19 will impact the upcoming California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement audits and efforts during the 2020-21 season. The webinar, which is hosted by LGMA, will address questions about how the LGMA will operate in the short term and provide important information about what leafy green growers can expect ...
Webinar Tomorrow on Collaborating for Safer Leafy Greens
Tomorrow, the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) will be hosting a webinar to provide an update on current food safety activities during this time of COVID-19 precautions. The LGMA and Western Growers invites any stakeholders interested in learning about this update to join the webinar to further learn how to safely produce and deliver ...