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FSMA

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The Daily Intake September 3, 2015
No User Fees, Please
By Keller and Heckman LLP
More than 60 food industry trade associations write HHS and OMB to oppose FSMA-related user fees. Since the enactment of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2011, many…
Food Safety News September 2, 2015
Our Food Safety System Needs a Fully Funded FSMA
By Jeff Almer
Lung cancer and a brain tumor didn’t kill my mother — Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter did. My friends and family mourned her passing, but we resolved to try to fix the system…
The Daily Intake August 3, 2015
Future FSMA Fees
By Keller and Heckman LLP
FDA announces FSMA-related fees for FY 2016. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) authorizes FDA to collect fees associated with domestic and foreign facility reinspections, recall order noncompliance, and…
The Daily Intake July 23, 2015
Accreditation Activity
By Keller and Heckman LLP
FDA issues a proposed rule and draft guidance to implement its third-party accreditation program under FSMA. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) directs FDA to establish a program for…
Food Safety News July 19, 2015
Letter From the Editor: Legacy or Not, FSMA Funds Needed Now
By Dan Flynn
Last week, former Food Safety News Washington, D.C., correspondent Helena Bottemiller Evich reached a bold conclusion — namely that the Obama administration has missed out on the opportunity to include…
Food Safety News July 17, 2015
Amendment to Increase FSMA Funding Fails in Committee
By Lydia Zuraw
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved the agriculture appropriations bill for fiscal year 2016 on Thursday after discussing a handful of amendments. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) proposed an amendment to increase…
Food Safety News June 23, 2015
Making Room for the Human Element in Food Safety Auditing
By Roy Costa
(This article by Roy Costa, a registered sanitarian and president of the consulting firm Environ Health Associates Inc., was originally posted here on June 18, 2015.) In today’s world of food safety…
Food Safety News June 22, 2015
Changing In-Plant Behavior to be Alert to Dangers
By Cathy Siegner
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted some FAQs about the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), and under the question, "How does this Act change the way FDA…
Food Safety & Environmental Health Blog June 18, 2015
Making Room for the Human Element in Food Safety Auditing
By Roy Costa
In today’s world of food safety requirements, food producers large and small and at all levels of the supply chain are subject to increasingly rigorous industry-driven food safety standards and…
Food Safety News June 17, 2015
Reid Calls for Full FSMA Funding on Senate Floor
By Lydia Zuraw
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) urged Congress to fully fund the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in his remarks Tuesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate. “Unfortunately for many…