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The Food Safety Modernization Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 2011 to ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply and prevent food contamination. The main features of the FSMA include expanding... more +

The Food Safety Modernization Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 2011 to ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply and prevent food contamination. The main features of the FSMA include expanding the FDA's inspection of food processing facilities and imported food products, requiring all food processors, manufactures and handlers to register with HHS and maintain food safety records, and shifting the government's focus away from responding to food contamination and towards preventing food contamination. less -

Final Guidance: Publishing Retail Consignees Lists to Effectuate Certain Human and Animal Food Recalls

Hogan Lovells on 12/2/2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) has issued a final Guidance on the Public Availability of Lists of Retail Consignees to Effectuate Certain Human and Animal Food Recalls (Guidance)....more

FSMA Update: FDA Launches “FDA-TRACK: Food Safety Dashboard” to Track FSMA Progress

Hogan Lovells on 10/11/2019

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched two new online dashboards that track key metrics reflecting the impacts from the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations. The dashboards are part of...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l April 2019 #3

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 4/26/2019

FSMA, Prop. 65 and Supply Chain Issues Among Subjects of Food Law Conferenc - In-house and outside counsel joined representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Agriculture (USDA) and...more

FDA Issues Final Guidance on Mandatory Recall Authority under FSMA

Hogan Lovells on 11/12/2018

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued final Guidance regarding its mandatory recall authority, which was granted to FDA by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Together with the release of this...more

The Hammer Revealed: Mandatory Recall Authority Under The Food Safety Modernization Act

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 11/9/2018

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) overhauled the nation’s food safety systems for the first time in over a generation. Among other changes, the food safety law gave the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...more

Have You Noticed the Increase in Food Recalls?

Robins Kaplan LLP on 3/27/2017

Almost every day, the FDA announces a new recall or safety alert for a potentially dangerous food. Earlier this month, Trader Joe’s recalled some SKUs of apple sauce due to complaints that they may contain small pieces of...more

Why the FDA Needs to Change Its Food Recall Policies

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/22/2016

Add this to FDA’s growing list of things to do: improve the food recall initiation process. According to a memorandum published on June 8, 2016, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human...more

Food Product Recalls – Are You Covered?

McCarter & English, LLP on 6/13/2016

Food and beverage recalls, regardless of the reason, continue to proliferate in the news cycle. At the end of May General Mills issued a recall of 10 million pounds of flour due to a potential link to an outbreak of E. coli...more

Food Recall Events: The Importance of Evaluating Your Insurance Coverage Before a Voluntary and Mandatory Food Recall

McCarter & English, LLP on 10/27/2015

Food recalls are on the rise as consumer protection regulations become more stringent, and they can be costly events. There can be significant expenses associated with removing impacted products from stores; reimbursing...more

International Food Law Gazette - July 2015

King & Spalding on 8/3/2015

King & Spalding is pleased to provide this first edition of the International Food Law Gazette, a publication of our Food & Beverage Group. For decades, King & Spalding has closely advised leading food, beverage and dietary...more

FDA Publishes Four Key Supplemental Proposed Rules Under the Food Safety Modernization Act

King & Spalding on 10/17/2014

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law on January 4, 2011. This groundbreaking piece of legislation is aimed at improving FDA’s capacity to prevent, detect, and respond...more

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

Troutman Pepper 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

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