News & Analysis as of

Food Safety Modernization Act › Food Contamination › Food Recalls

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 -
Womble Bond Dickinson

Recalls: Food Safety Plans at Work

Womble Bond Dickinson on

While most people have probably never heard of a Food Safety Plan, these plans are critically important to manufacturers and consumers alike.  A Food Safety Plan tracks the creation and packaging of the food from the...more

Hogan Lovells

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

Hogan Lovells on

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

Hogan Lovells

FDA Issues Final Guidance on Mandatory Recall Authority under FSMA

Hogan Lovells on

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

Blank Rome LLP

The Recall Button Doesn't Have to Be a Panic Button

Blank Rome LLP on

In recent years, the food industry has experienced a dramatic increase in recalls, withdrawals and contamination events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) requested or monitored...more

McCarter & English, LLP

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

McCarter & English, LLP on

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

Snell & Wilmer

Current Developments in U.S. Food Regulation

Snell & Wilmer on

The issue of food regulation, while not novel, has received increasing media and legislative attention. In 2013, an entire issue of Natural Resources & Environment will be devoted to the topic of food law and regulation. In...more

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide