Food Safety Modernization Act - Page 1

Food companies have until Jan. 20, 2026, to comply with Food Traceability Final Rule (FSMA 204)

Sustainable relationships with farmers, accurate record-keeping key to ingredient traceability

Reducing food waste, government regulations, data integrity at the apex of food traceability and food safety.

July 8, 2024

Achieving ingredient traceability depends on many factors such as longstanding, sustainable relationships with farmers and suppliers, accurate data collection and record keeping, as well as the type of raw material needed.

The “3-A Today” column: Avoiding pitfalls in hygienic design for 3-A Sanitary Standards

Experts handle third-party equipment verification to assure conformity, safety.

Daniel J. Erickson

August 15, 2022

Experts handle third-party equipment verification to assure conformity, safety.

Registrar Corp acquires online food safety training company Vinca

Registrar Corp will now offer Vinca’s online training courses.

March 25, 2020

Registrar Corp, a Hampton, Va.-based provider of FDA compliance services, said it acquired Vinca LLC. Vinca has provided online training for food safety management systems since 2001.

Understand the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance

Understand the requirements of Appendix T in the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance

Robert Moore

October 24, 2019

The National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) incorporated the requirements laid out in the Food Safety Moderation Act (FSMA) Preventive Control for Human Food (PCHF) rule into the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO)

Farm-to-fork food safety ‘masterclass’

By applying commonsense protections from farm to fork and by selecting the most appropriate food inspection technology for the application, transparency can be enhanced and the risk of physical contaminants entering the food chain prevented.

Steve Gidman

September 3, 2019

By applying commonsense protections from farm to fork and by selecting the most appropriate food inspection technology for the application, transparency can be enhanced and the risk of physical contaminants entering the food chain prevented.

NSF attains accreditation to provide third-party certification of FDA food safety requirements

NSF’s import supplier certification program is now authorized to certify foreign supplier compliance with Food Safety Modernization Act regulations.

February 26, 2019

NSF’s import supplier certification program is now authorized to certify foreign supplier compliance with Food Safety Modernization Act regulations.

Achieve food safety success

Hygienic equipment design and preventive controls are key elements to complying with the Food Safety Modernization Act

Helen Piotter

August 13, 2018

Today, all food processing and food transportation companies should be fully aware of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was established to protect the U.S. domestic food supply.

Develop the best plan for food safety and hygiene training

Training for equipment operations and maintenance is important to FSMA

Timothy Rugh

February 12, 2018

Personnel training is one of the cornerstones of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Under the Preventive Controls rules, employee training is now mandatory for both human food and animal food manufacturers.

Know your rights during an FDA inspection

It is essential for dairy companies to know where FDA’s authority ends

John T. Allan III, MS

Emily Lyons

February 5, 2018

Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations represent a paradigm shift in how food is regulated in the United States to protect consumers from foodborne illness. The act and its corresponding regulations not only place more responsibility on food manufacturers, but also provide FDA with substantial new authority to use when inspecting facilities.

Best practices for maintaining hygienic design

A look at key considerations to help identify and control equipment-related food safety hazards during maintenance operations.

Timothy Rugh

December 8, 2017

To the credit of FDA, a wealth of resources has been assembled to help processors develop and implement a plan to come into compliance with the Preventive Controls rules. For example, the agency created a Food Safety Plan Builder to assist owners/operators of food facilities with the development of food safety plans that are specific to their facilities and has published several guidance documents related to implementing Food Safety Modernization Act.