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Court orders FDA to publish proposed FSMA regulations by November 30

A federal court has ordered the US Food and Drug Administration to complete the new food safety regulations of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act. According to a decision by the US District Court for the Northern District of California, FDA must publish all proposed FSMA regulations by November 30.

Pet Food Market

FDA can no longer delay on petfood safety regulations

The wheels of justice turn slowly, as the saying goes, but they have finally turned in the direction toward safer petfood, animal feed and human food -- and toward clarity for producers of those products. On June 21, a US federal court ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to complete the new food safety regulations of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) by November 30 of this year.

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KES Science & Technology Inc. AiroCide Preventive Controls Air Sanitation technology

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Pet Food Safety

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3M Food Safety Petrifilm Salmonella Express System pathogen detection technology

Frozen dog food products recalled by Robert Abady for Salmonella contamination

Robert Abady Dog and Cat Food Corporation of New York, USA, is voluntarily recalling two “limited specialty products” of frozen dog food due to Salmonella contamination. The petfood recall applies to 3-pound sizes of the following products: Abady Frozen High Stress/High Performance Dog Food.

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Neogen Corporation ANSR for Salmonella detection kit

FDA, Center for Food Safety fail to submit FSMA regulation schedule

The US Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Food Safety were unable to reached an agreement on a proposed schedule for Food Safety Modernization Act deadlines in compliance with a court's order to do so by May 20. FDA was ordered to set the schedule after being sued by the Center for Food Safety for missing several statutory deadlines in implementing FSMA.

Hartz Mountain Corp. issues recall for Wardley Betta fish food

Hartz Mountain Corporation has issued a voluntary recall of one lot of Wardley Betta fish food because products in that lot have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall was initiated after Salmonella was detected in a lot of the fish food during routine microbial product testing.

Pet Food Market

Why consumers are worrying more about petfood safety

US consumers are increasingly concerned about food safety -- and, by extension, petfood safety, since so many pet owners treats their pets like family members. As many as 17% of consumers have stopped buying a specific human food or brand because of a certain safety concern, according to IFIC (as reported in Food Technology magazine by A. Elizabeth Sloan, contributing editor).

Natura Pet Products recalls dry dog food lots for potential Salmonella contamination

Natura Pet Products is voluntarily recalling lots of its dry petfood brands because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall applies to all lot codes, UPC's and package sizes with expiration dates prior to June 10, 2014, of the following petfood products.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Product Assurance Services and Solutions

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