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Tag Archives: Food Safety
CDFA Food Safety Series: Sampling Livestock and Poultry Feed for Clean and Wholesome Supply of Meat, Milk and Eggs
California is committed to keeping our food safe. In recognition of National Food Safety Education Month, CDFA is sharing more information about the programs that help make sure food grown and processed in California is as safe as possible. CDFA’s … Continue reading
CDFA Food Safety Series: Food Safety Auditing Unit verifies food safety in the field
California is committed to keeping our food safe. In recognition of National Food Safety Education Month, CDFA is sharing more information about the programs that help make sure food grown and processed in California is as safe as possible. CDFA’s … Continue reading
CDFA Food Safety Series: Produce Safety Program Protecting California Food Safety through 2,770 On-Farm Inspections since 2019
California is committed to keeping our food safe. In recognition of National Food Safety Education Month, CDFA will be sharing more information about the programs that help make sure food grown and processed in California is as safe as possible. … Continue reading
Food Safety: FDA releases initial findings of 5-year CA Central Coast environmental study, highlighting benefits of government and industry collaboration
The California agriculture industry continues to demonstrate that science and partnerships are the cornerstones of advancing food safety. In April 2021, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross called for industry participation to help solve recurring food safety incidents. This action followed a number of … Continue reading
CDFA and industry partners offer tour of California Agriculture to FDA food safety officials
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and CDFA Inspection Services Director Natalie Krout-Greenberg partnered with Salinas Valley agriculture leaders earlier this week to host a team of federal food safety officials, led by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for … Continue reading
California Agricultural Neighbors report highlights next steps for building proactive food safety culture in Salinas Valley
CDFA and the Monterey County Farm Bureau are announcing the joint release of the report “California Agricultural Neighbors: Building a Proactive Food Safety Culture.” California Agricultural Neighbors (CAN) was formed in January 2021 to bring together members of the Salinas … Continue reading
FDA and Partners in Southwest Growing Region Share Findings from Multi-Year Environmental Study
The study highlighted below was initiated following a 2018 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from the Southwest growing region and represents one of the largest environmental microbiology research efforts to date. Multi-year environmental studies are designed to shed light … Continue reading
CDFA celebrates partnerships, advancements in food safety initiatives during Food Safety Education Month
CDFA joins the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other state and federal partners in recognizing September as National Food Safety Education Month. CDFA also celebrates FDA’s recent announcement to form a new, unified Human Foods Program, with James “Jim” … Continue reading
Secretary Ross joins FDA commissioner to discuss strategies to enhance food safety
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf met to take a tour of Gotham Greens in Davis (top photo) before attending a roundtable discussion at the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) … Continue reading
USDA recommends adding food safety items to your back-to-school list
From USDA On your next back-to-school shopping trip, make sure to include food safety items on your shopping list to keep school lunches safe. “Every day, parents focus on the health and safety of their children, and this focus includes … Continue reading