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Saturday, 31 January 2015

Readiness for FSMA, SFCR and Similar New Regulations

This blog post has been moved to the author's eBook.

Posted By Felix Amiri
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Felix Amiri is the current Food Sector Chair of GCSE-Food & Health Protection

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

SFCRs & FSMAs Coming into Force

USA
FSMA Public Meeting: Focus on Implementation Strategy for Prevention-Oriented Food Safety Standards
April 23 & 24, 2015

FSMA - Key Dates Presentation - Download PDF Copy  

Canada
SFCA enforcement draws near for Canadian operations:
Download the Presentation by Colleen Barnes, Executive Director, Food Regulatory Modernization, CFIA, to the Canadian Meat Council (CMC) on May 8, 2014  

Where does your establishment fall?


The table illustrates the coming into force of the SFCA by the different levels of readiness between industries that are:

Registered
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Non-Registered
License
2015 (June)
2015 (June)
2016 (June)
PCP
2015 (June)
2016 (June)
2017 (June)
       Minimal changes for industry
       Do not have substantive food safety provisions
       FDA applies
       FDA still applies
       Licensing first enables compliance promotion

Find out more about the Proposed Canadian Regulations

You may also read the ARCHIVED-Discussion Paper on the Integrated Agency Inspection Model (iAIM) on which the Improved Food Inspection Model (Final Model) is based.

Monday, 19 January 2015

Global Food Safety and Quality Assurance Schemes

This blog post has been moved to the author's eBook.
Posted By Felix Amiri
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Felix Amiri is the current Food Sector Chair of GCSE-Food & Health Protection


Saturday, 17 January 2015

The Right Metrics and Assessment of FSQA, FSQMS or FSMS Success

This blog post has been moved to the author's eBook.

Posted By Felix Amiri
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Felix Amiri is the current Food Sector Chair of GCSE-Food & Health Protection

Tuesday, 13 January 2015

Fast and Furious Recalls Amid Increasing Complexity of Food Safety Assurance Measures

In spite of the growing complexity of industry management strategies, stricter regulations and more comprehensive assessment standards, recalls are coming fast and furious. Where are things going wrong? 


Here is a sampling of notices that I received in one day:

01/10/2015 07:58 PM EST

01/09/2015 10:11 PM EST

01/09/2015 10:23 PM EST

01/09/2015 09:48 PM EST

01/09/2015 07:11 PM EST

01/09/2015 07:20 PM EST

 Sour Cream Lemon Pies
01/09/2015 03:12 PM EST
Posted By Felix Amiri
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Felix Amiri is the current Food Sector Chair of GCSE-Food & Health Protection