FDA is offering a variety of FSMA training options and delivery formats to advance knowledge among the food industry and meet requirements
Ted Agres, an award-winning writer, covered food safety regulatory and legislative issues in the Washington Report column for FQ&S. He had more than 40 years of experience reporting on issues such as health policy, medical technology, and pharmaceutical development, and held an MBA from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago. Ted passed away in April 2020.
Articles by Ted Agres
Meeting the Requirements of FSMA in 2016
The food industry and government regulators alike will face significant challenges in meeting requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which begin taking effect in 2016
How China’s Stricter Regulations on its Food Companies May Impact the U.S.
Stricter regulations on domestic food producers and distributors will also impact the U.S. and other countries that export products to China
Pros, Cons of Becoming Certified in FDA’s Voluntary Qualified Importer Program
Food industry representatives appear to be largely supportive of FDA’s VQIP, a provision FSMA designed to expedite the review and importation of foods from certified facilities.
COOL Running Out Of Time?
Many question whether COOL is truly a food safety issue and wonder why other countries have mandatory COOL requirements without facing any dispute
FDA’s Recall Powers
Agency is taking its increased abilities under FSMA seriously, imposing significant consequences on those who refuse to follow its rules
FSS Tackles Key Issues Amidst Baltimore Unrest
Despite nightly curfews and threat of riots, the Annual Food Safety Summit went off smoothly last month at Baltimore Convention Center
Removing ‘Food’ From FDA
Amid budget wrangling, lawmakers and White House envision a new agency for food safety
The Cumin Scandal: Accidental or Fraudulent
Industry experts say current recall is the largest recall of an allergen in spice
Food Safety Outlook for 2015
The U.S. food system’s New Year resolutions include working within government budgets, meeting inspection goals, and forming better ties with China