September EdNet: The National Food Safety Educator's Network

EdNet: The National Food Safety Educator's Network

September 2016 Edition: EdNet, the National Food Safety Educator’s Network, is a monthly, multi-agency electronic news journal from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). EdNet provides educators, consumer advocates, government officials, and industry representatives with a quick monthly summary of news about food safety programs and activities. In this issue: Advisories, Alerts, and Warnings USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Flooding Resources for Educators Back-To-School Food Safety Tips for Parents and Caregivers (FSIS) National Food Safety Education Month 2016 U.S. Beef Exports Continue to Outperform Pre-BSE Levels USDA Services Can Help Individuals and Small Businesses Affected by Flooding in Louisiana Secretary Vilsack Announces $36.5 Million for Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments USDA Announces Reopening of Brazilian Market to U.S. Beef Exports Agricultural Research Magazine, August 2016 Blogs USDA Blogs People in the News FSIS: Faces of Food Safety

Industry

• FDA Issues Draft Guidances under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) for Animal Foods and the Classification of Activities for Farms and Facilities
• FDA Extends Certain FSMA Compliance Dates; Issues Draft Guidance
• FDA Announces Grant Award for Tribes and Local Food Producers to Enhance Food Safety and Compliance Under FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
• FSIS to Begin Testing All Pasteurized Egg Products for Listeria monocytogenes
• FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Industry for Voluntarily Reducing Sodium—UPDATE
• FDA Releases Vending Machine Labeling Guidance Documents
• FDA Issues Final Rule on Food Ingredients that May Be Generally Recognized as Safe
• FSIS to Post Aggregate Results for Chicken Parts and Comminuted Poultry Tested for Salmonella and Campylobacter
• FDA Updates Draft Guidance on Premarket Safety Notifications for Dietary Supplement Industry
• FSIS Announces Webpages for Public Health Partners
• FSIS Launches a New Food Defense Webpage
• FDA Provides Information to Assist Industry with New Nutrition Facts Label
• Generically Approved Label Record Assessment Pilot Project to Begin
• FSIS Announces Eligibility Requirements for New Foreign Establishments to Export Siluriformes Fish and Fish Products to the U.S.
• Sign Up for Siluriformes Fish Inspection Email Updates (FSIS)
• FSIS Policy Updates