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Remarks on World Food Safety Day: ‘Food Safety Is Everyone’s Business’ by Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response - Food and Drug Administration, Frank Yiannas
The Intertribal Agriculture Council is conducting a nationwide search for highly skilled and qualified individuals to fill two positions within the American Indian Foods Program.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft guidance that, when finalized, will help farmers and educators utilize alternate curricula to meet certain training requirements of the Produce Safety Rule mandated by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Two conferences are being held in Millersburg, Ohio, on August 1 and August 2- the biennial Amish Health Conference and the Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies Association (APASA) Conference
A Constituent Update from the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Read the recent statement from Acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless, M.D., and Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas on steps to usher the U.S. into a new era of smarter food safety
Read the May 2019 newsletter to find out more about our annual conference, the FSOP RFA, and job openings.
Rapid Response Teams Mark 10 Years of Collaboration on Public Health Emergencies
The Food Protection Trends May/June edition includes an article by NCR FSMA staff. Learn more about the needs assessment we conducted in the article.
Catch up on the latest listening session/ webinar where we discussed the NCR FSMA add on's, learned what was happening around the region, and brainstormed ideas for future sessions.
The Food Safety Outreach Program RFA was recently released. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on June 6, 2019.
You can find the RFA at:
https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/fy-2019-food-safety-outreach-program-rfa.pdf
The FDA announced last month that it intends to exercise enforcement discretion for the requirements of the Produce Safety Rule as they apply to entities growing, harvesting, packing, and holding wine grapes, hops, pulse crops, and almonds.
According to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, fresh produce and sprout growers are required to test samples of agricultural water and spent sprout irrigation water respectively. Join this webinar to learn how testing requirements for these water samples may be different from those of more traditional laboratory clients; regulatory sampling and water quality requirements that apply; and acceptable analysis methods.
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