Thursday, March 31, 2011
FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT IMPLEMENTATION
League President, Barry Bedwell, and Director of Environmental & Regulatory Affairs, Christopher Valadez, participated in a briefing session during the United Fresh D.C. Government Relations Council Meeting with Mr. Nega Beru, Director of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA)... [read more]
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FOOD SAFETY UPDATE
The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed HR 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, out of Committee in late June..... [read more]
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Link: View legislation here

TRACEABILITY
Is the goal of avoiding mandatory regulation one that should be pursued in this case? After all, if a problem is linked to someone who is not a member of any association and cannot be brought into a voluntary system, aren’t we going to make all the top performers vulnerable to a food safety problem? Is the industry better served with a mandatory regulatory structure that applies to everyone? .. [read more]
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Link: Perishable Pundit

FOOD SAFETY AUDIT HARMONIZATION EFFORT
Establishing a Technical Working Group (TWG) comprised of food safety, quality assurance and technical experts from each stage in the produce supply chain. .. [read more]
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FOOD SAFETY POLICY
With the debate on food safety legislation focused in the US Senate, the League is working as part of a broad coalition effort, with United Fresh Produce Association and various agricultural organizations, to develop key issues of concern/improvement for a Senate food safety package. .. [read more]
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FOOD SAFETY UPDATE--NOV. 2010
On September 16, 2010, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) ended hopes of passing food safety legislation out of the U.S. Senate before the November 2 election... [read more]
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