16 diciembre, 2019

Plants and plant products exported to EU countries must soon carry phytosanitary certificates

Phytosanitary certificates will have to accompany most plants and plant products — including some foods — entering the European Union (EU) counties beginning Dec. 14. The […]
22 octubre, 2019

2019 – 2020 Eleven Rivers Growers Annual Training Program

From October 2-25 this year, the Eleven Rivers Growers Annual Training Program was carried out for Season 2019-2020 in the cities of Culiacán and Los Mochis, […]
14 octubre, 2019

FDA Publishes List of Records Required Under FSVP

The Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) final rule, established through the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), requires importers to verify that the food they are […]
14 octubre, 2019

Contamination Hazards Hide in Utilities

When you drive, you take multiple precautions to prevent accidents. You put your cellphone away, use turn signals, observe stop signs, and stay a safe distance […]
14 octubre, 2019

Food Safety Auditing: An Industry in Transition

With the passage of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in 2011, the food industry overseen by FDA experienced the most extensive regulatory overhaul in the […]
26 julio, 2019

Seven tips for an environmental monitoring program

If you are planning on renewing your environmental monitoring program, you probably have a to-do list. And this list probably includes the identification of the new […]
21 junio, 2019

Anatomy of a food recall: The background and the bottom line

It seems we hear about food recalls more frequently. To understand what is happening let’s look at food recalls in terms of responsible government agencies, causes, […]
22 mayo, 2019

Draft Guidance for Industry: Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption

The purpose of this draft compliance and implementation guidance document is to help covered farms comply with the requirements of the Produce Safety Rule, which establishes […]
23 abril, 2019

Eleven Rivers Growers technical staff attended “Equivalence between FSMA and Global GAP v5.1 workshop”

On March 13 and 14, the technical team of Eleven Rivers Growers attended the training on the FSMA Act equivalence and the new Global GAP version, […]
27 marzo, 2019

FDA Finalizes New Compliance Dates for Agricultural Water Requirements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a rule to finalize the new compliance dates for the agricultural water requirements in the FDA Food Safety Modernization […]
27 marzo, 2019

FSMA Final Rule for Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) final rule is aimed at preventing intentional adulteration from acts intended to cause wide-scale harm to public health, including […]
27 marzo, 2019

FSVP: Creating a Global Trust Chain

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2011 is steadily reshaping food safety and quality in the U.S. In addition, technological advancements made in virtual […]