The FDA announced on December 2 the release of a new version of the Agriculture water. Frank Yiannas, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, told Food Safety News the proposed rule is a “game-changer.” However, Food Safety News reported that Leafy greens growers (LGMA) in California and Arizona that produce more than 90 percent of the leafy greens grown in the United States already meet or exceed the new rules. @ https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/12/arizona-and-california-leafy-greens-organizations-say-they-already-meet-and-exceed-fdas-proposed-water-rule/?utm_source=Food+Safety+News&utm_campaign=676c13de63-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f46cc10150-676c13de63-40253059
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The Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements in Arizona and California, which exist to promote food safety for lettuce and leafy greens, report that they have
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Sabra Dipping Company got a warning letter from the FDA after their facility inspection
The FDA and Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) inspected the Sabra ready-to-eat (RTE) hummus manufacturing facility. The FDA and VDACS initiated the inspection after FDA Investigators collected a sample of Sabra Classic Hummus from retail and found the sample contaminated with Salmonella enterica serovar Havana Group G. The founding caused the company to recall the product. The inspection resulted in a warning letter. During the inspection of the facility, FDA and VDACS Investigators found severe violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule), Title 21. The inspection revealed the presence of Salmonella Havana in RTE hummus products. Listeria was also found in the manufacturing environment. @ https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations/warning-letters/sabra-dipping-company-llc-615938-12012021
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Fromage de Bellelay Tête de Moine (Firm ripened cheese) recalled due to Staphylococcus aureus
According to the CFIA, Switzerland Cheese Marketing (Boucherville Quebec ) has recalled Fromage de Bellelay branded Tête de Moine Firm Ripened Cheese from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected Staphylococcus aureus contamination. Fromage de Bellelay Tête de Moine (Firm Ripened Cheese) is, packaged in ~0.440 kilogram portions. The recalled product has been sold in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia.@ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/fromage-bellelay-brand-tete-moine-firm-ripened-cheese-recalled-due-staphylococcus
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FSMA Final Rule on Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF)
FSMA’s final rule on Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) establishes a laboratory accreditation program for testing food. Under the LAAF program, FDA will recognize accreditation bodies (ABs) that will accredit laboratories to the standards established in the final rule. FDA will maintain an online public registry listing recognized accredited bodies and LAAF-accredited laboratories. When there is sufficient LAAF-accredited laboratory capacity for the food testing covered by the final rule, the agency will publish a document that they will be required to use a LAAF-accredited laboratory for food testing. Once the LAAF program is fully implemented, only LAAF-accredited laboratories will be able to conduct food testing in certain circumstances that are defined in the final rule. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-laboratory-accreditation-analyses-foods-laaf
This final rule on LAAF establishes a laboratory accreditation program for the testing of food in certain circumstances.