Food Safety News - 02/08/2019 Organic industry is not giving hydroponic, aquaponic growers a warm embrace

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Organic industry is not giving hydroponic, aquaponic growers a warm embrace By Dan Flynn on Feb 08, 2019 12:05 am Some fresh produce from hydroponic growers has been approved for and is being sold under USDA’s organic seal, but farmers who grow their organic crops in the soil don’t like the competition. The litigious Center for Food Safety two weeks ago filed a rule-making petition with U.S. Department of Agriculture, demanding new regulations prohibiting organic... Continue Reading Consumer's allergic reaction prompts yeast recall for undeclared peanuts By News Desk on Feb 08, 2019 12:03 am A consumer report of an allergic reaction to an undeclared peanut ingredient prompted Indigo Natural Foods Inc. to recall an undisclosed volume of debittered brewers yeast yesterday. The company distributed the Indigo Packaged Goodness branded yeast to retailers in Ontario, according to the recall notice posted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The notice... Continue Reading Progress report: FDA moving forward with FSMA's produce safety rule By U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Feb 08, 2019 12:03 am Contributed Editor’s note: Three top Food and Drug Administration officials joined to write this FDA Voices blog, which was originally posted by the agency on Feb. 7, 2019.  When the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in 2011, one of the most challenging parts of Congress' mandate was to transform the... Continue Reading GFSP calls for more domestic food safety investments in African countries By Joe Whitworth on Feb 08, 2019 12:02 am A report from the Global Food Safety Partnership (GFSP) highlighted the need for increased targeted funding to promote domestic food safety across Africa. GFSP called for more investment into programs focusing on public health after finding less than 5 percent of donor investments addressed specific health risks such as Salmonella and E. coli that local... Continue Reading WGS surpasses FDA as top fear factor for food companies By Guest Contributor on Feb 08, 2019 12:01 am Opinion There are three letters that should strike fear into every food executive's heart – and three steps those business people can take to protect their companies. No, the three letters are not F-D-A. Although the Food and Drug Administration is quite powerful, the agency can only wield that power against a particular food company... Continue Reading Food Safety News Copyright © 2019 Marler Clark LLP. All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to notifications when new posts are published. Our mailing address is: Marler Clark LLP 1012 First Avenue Fifth Floor Seattle, WA 98104 Add us to your address book Update your preferences | Unsubscribe from this list