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FSMA Final Rule for Preventive Controls for Animal Food
Establish Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for AnimalsThe FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Preventive Controls for Animal Food rule is now final, and compliance dates for some businesses begin in September 2016.This final rule is the product of an unprecedented level of outreach by the FDA to industry, consumer groups, the agency’s federal, state, local and tribal regulatory counterparts, academia and other stakeholders.
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Sep 23, 2015
Vikan Ultra Safe Technology Brooms and Brushes
What is Ultra Safe Technology(UST)?Ultra Safe Technology is a revolutionary new line of brooms and brushes that help improve food safety and quality,minimize food waste and increase cleaning efficiency. These new products from Vikan comply with food safetyregulations and minimize the risk of contamination hazards. The innovative technology utilizesenhanced bristle security units directly molded to the brush block, removing any gaps or seams while offeringunprecedented br
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Sep 20, 2015
FDA Consumer Advice on Shree Baidyanath Brand Ayurvedic Dietary Supplements
FDA Consumer Advice on Shree Baidyanath Brand Ayurvedic
Dietary Supplements
09/17/2015
FDA Consumer Advice on Shree Baidyanath Brand Ayurvedic
Dietary Supplements
September 17, 2015
What you need to know
Consumers who have used any of the Baidyanath brand Ayurvedic
dietary supplements listed below should stop using them and consult their health
care provider.
Testing by the New York Department of Health and the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration has
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Sep 19, 2015
Karoun Dairies, Inc. Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Various Cheeses
Karoun Dairies, Inc. Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Various Cheeses Because of Possible Health RiskContact: Consumer: 866-272-9393 Media: 866-272-9376FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — September 16, 2015 — San Fernando, CA — Today Karoun Dairies, Inc. announced that it is voluntarily recalling a variety of cheeses it distributes due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. To date, no product has tested positive for Listeria but in view of the association with listeriosis cases Karoun
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Sep 19, 2015
Recalls Background and Definitions
Recalls are actions taken by a firm to remove a product from the market. Recalls may be conducted on a firm's own initiative, by FDA request, or by FDA order under statutory authority.Class I recall: a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Class II recall: a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse heal
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Sep 19, 2015