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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 -
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FCA Publishes Findings From its Whistleblowing Survey 2022

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published the findings from its 2022 whistleblowing qualitative assessment survey, together with the steps it intends to take to improve whistleblower confidence. The FCA...more

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New Food Safety Whistleblower Regulations: OSHA Bites Off More Than It Can Chew

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Seyfarth Synopis: Employers may face liability for retaliation charges from employees who report food safety issues under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Employers in the food industry have a new headache to...more

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Quirky Question #257, Food for thought – whistleblowing claims against agricultural companies

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You are right to be concerned. Under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), employees who work for entities engaged in the manufacture, processing, packing, transporting, distribution, reception, holding, or...more

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For Whom the Whistle Blows

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In This Issue: - Applicability and Protected Activity - Procedure Governing Section 402 Claims - Five Steps to Compliance - For More Information - Excerpt from Applicability and Protected...more

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OSHA Increases its Whistleblowing Regulating Powers, Extending its Reach to Financial Institutions

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While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration agency ("OSHA") may be more known for its worker safety programs, the agency also enforces the whistleblower provisions of the OSHA Act and twenty-one other statutes....more

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OSHA Issues New Whistleblower Rule Under Food Safety Modernization Act

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published an interim final rule implementing the whistleblower provision of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA or the “Act”). The interim final rule became...more

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Safeguarding FSMA's Protectors: OSHA Issues Interim Whistleblower Reporting Regulations

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Our colleague, Alyson Palmer, noted on our Food Liability Law Blog that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an interim final rule on February 13, 2014 creating the process for handling...more

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OSHA Issues Interim Final Rule for FSMA Whistleblower Claims

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The new rule contains important guidance regarding several aspects of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s whistleblower provision. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an interim final...more

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OSHA Issues New Rule for Food Safety Whistleblowers

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Effective Thursday, February 13, 2014, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule governing the agency's future handling of whistleblower complaints under Section 402 of the FDA Food...more

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FSMA Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court

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Food industry should be aware of new risks associated with whistleblower protections for food and beverage company employees. On June 6, one of the first whistleblower lawsuits under the Food Safety Modernization Act...more

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