Food Manufacturers, FSMA | JD Supra Law News

FDA Uses New Recall Power For First Time

by Steve Kluting | Varnum LLP on 3/26/2013

More than two years ago, the Food Safety Modernization Act authorized, for the first time, the FDA to force a company to conduct a food recall. Prior to that, all food recalls (with the exceptions of baby formula) were...more

FDA Proposes New Rules Regarding Growing, Harvesting, Packing And Holding Domestic And Foreign Produce

by Jason Reiser | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 2/14/2013

On January 5, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as part of a continuing overhaul of the United States’ food safety laws under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), published proposed rules regarding the...more

FDA Issues Two Proposed Rules That Will Significantly Change Regulatory Requirements For Food Safety

by Seth Mailhot, Peter Reichertz, Robert Uram | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/5/2013

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011, proposes the most sweeping reform of U.S. food safety laws in more than 70 years. As part of the changes...more

FDA Shifts Focus to Prevention with Publication of Proposed Food Safety Rules

by Todd A. Harrison, John Moore, Matthew R. Rabinowitz, Erin Seder, Ralph S. Tyler | Venable LLP on 1/16/2013

On January 4th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published two long-awaited proposed food safety rules aimed at preventing foodborne illness. The proposed rules implement the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act...more

FDA Proposes Significant Changes to Food Safety Regulations to Secure Nation's Food Supply

by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 1/15/2013

Food companies and farmers should be aware that they have approximately 4 months to provide their comments to the FDA regarding its proposed new food safety standards. On January 4, 2013, the FDA proposed two new regulations...more

FDA Releases New Food Safety Rules

by Alejandro Bras, Michael Steel | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/11/2013

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released drafts of two long-awaited food safety rules as part of the agency’s ongoing implementation of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The first proposed rule...more

FDA Releases Two More Rules Implementing the Food Safety and Modernization Act

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 1/11/2013

As we previously reported, President Obama signed the Food Safety and Modernization Act (“FSMA“) in January 2011 to help ensure the safety and security of foods in the United States. On January 7, 2013, the U.S. Food and...more

FDA Releases Major New Food Safety Proposals

by Jonathan Havens, Robert Hibbert, Anthony "Tony" Pavel, Zachary Rothstein, Kathleen Sanzo, Gary Yingling | Morgan Lewis on 1/10/2013

Affected parties should familiarize themselves with proposed rules for safe food processing and handling and on-farm produce safety; comments to FDA are due by May 16....more

FDA Announces Publication of Two Proposed Rules Implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act

by Nathan Beaver, Michael Flanagan | Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/8/2013

On Friday, January 4, 2013, FDA announced the pre-publication of two long-awaited proposed rules implementing parts of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011....more

FDA Exhibits Increased Authority under Food Safety and Modernization Act

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 1/3/2013

In early September of 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA“) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC“) announced an investigation into a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney infections linked...more

Congress Passes New Food Safety Bill

by Howard Ankin on 2/14/2011

Chicago Personal Injury Attorney Illinois Food Safety Attorney The Food Safety Modernization Act was recently passed by Congress at the end of December 2010 in an effort to reduce the number of people that are sick,...more

New Food Safety Law Facing Funding Hurdles

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 1/10/2011

Now that President Obama has signed historic food-safety legislation into law, the coalition of food industry, public interest and consumer groups that supported the new law must convince the new Congress – including the...more

Home

Legal News

Find a Lawyer

Browse Subjects

Subscribe

Pro Services

For Reporters

Food Manufacturers › FSMA