If your customers require a system to eliminate all nonconforming products—in other words, a 100%-specification system—will your manufacturing plant survive?
Developing new food safety rules takes a lot longer than most people think. A lawsuit seeking to compel government action should be dismissed, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspends the registration of Sunland Inc.'s New Mexico food facility as a result of the recent Salmonella Bredeney outbreak that sickened 41 people across 20 states.
Axium Foods’ 130,000-sq.-ft, corn-based snacks operation in South Beloit, Ill., has expanded several times, thanks in part to the success of the many private-label products it packs and products it copacks. It’s also launching its own line of Mystic Harvest purple tortilla chips, which contain powerful antioxidants. Outfitted with seven highly flexible production lines, Axium produces 150 different stock-keeping units of snacks each week.
After a three-week delay, food facilities are now able to register or re-register with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency recently released revised guidelines to help food companies comply with food-safety act requirements. Although the agency is a bit behind the schedule mandated under the Food Safety Modernization Act, the deadline for food facilities to register is still Dec. 31.