New FDA Draft Guidance: Practices to Prevent Unsafe Contamination of Animal Feed From Drug Carryover
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a new Draft Guidance for Industry document, GFI #272 Practices …
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NCDA & CS Produce Safety Field Days Coming Up in April
Come out to participate in hands-on experiences and view demonstrations regarding produce safety practices in a packinghouse, hear about …
Packing House Sanitation Workshops
This interactive workshop provides fruit and vegetable growers information and tools necessary to develop an effective cleaning and sanitizing …
4-H Summer Fun Camp Registration Is Live!
4-H Summer Fun Camp Registration is Live! Registration for Summer Fun 2022 is live! Durham Summer Fun provides a large …
Workshop to discuss FDA's Proposed Water Rule for Produce Farms
How does FDA’s Proposed Water Rule impact NC produce farms? On December 2, 2021 FDA published the proposed content that …
FSMA Produce Safety Rule Update - Proposed Water Provisions Released in December, 2021
At the time of this update (January, 2022), the regulatory compliance dates for most provisions within the Food Safety …
Registration Open: Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI) Course February 2022
We’re excited to announce we will be offering a Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Preventive Controls for Animal …
Produce Safety Alliance Trainings
This is a one day training course for growers on the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) standardized curriculum that meets …
2021 CFIA Feed Production Technology School Recap
Each year, the Carolina Feed Industry Association (CFIA) hosts a Feed Production Technology School at NC State University in …
Fiddlehead Farm Wins Another National Good Food Award!
Chatham County’s Fiddlehead Farm has won their THIRD national Good Food Award! Earlier this year they won for their Black …
FSPCA 2021 Virtual Annual Conference
There’s no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost every aspect of our lives over the past couple of …
Food Safety Considerations After a Flood
Communities in Western North Carolina have recently experienced floodwater damage and need to know important food safety information as …
New Era of Smarter Food Safety Summit on E-Commerce: Ensuring the Safety of Foods Ordered Online and Delivered Directly to Consumers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is hosting a 3-day virtual food safety summit on Ensuring the Safety of …
Who Regulates Our Foods? - Webinar Series
Food businesses, such as restaurants, retailers, food processors, and farms, must understand which local, state, and/or federal agency has …
Information Session on DBII Grants
Heard the rumor about grant funds for value-added dairy processing? It’s true! If you haven’t already taken a look …
FDA Provides List of Resources for Animal Food Producers Preparing for Tropical Storm Elsa Impacts
As North Carolina begins preparing for the potential landfall and impacts from Tropical Storm Elsa, the U.S. Food and …
NEW! FDA Recalls Now on Our Site
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for regulating animal food. Animal food recalls are announced by …
Understanding and Implementing Current Good Manufacturing Practices for Animal Food Producers: New Factsheet Series
New food safety regulations, especially the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 (FSMA), require animal food and ingredient processing …
Updates to the USDA GAP Harmonized Audit Webinar
The USDA GAP Harmonized Audit is probably the most common food safety audit used by the produce industry in …
Where Does My Farm Fall Under the Produce Safety Rule in 2021?
FDA just released “adjusted inflation cutoffs” that are used to determine how produce farms will be affected by FSMA’s Produce …
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