The Brief
Recalls, FDA and USDA actions, and standards changes, briefed with what each one means for your facility.
Filtered by tag: FSMA
ClearJul 20, 2026
Your Recall Can't Hinge on a Single Test Result
FDA reported a positive cyclospora result on Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce, the company recalled, and a day later FDA called that result a false positive. The recall held anyway, because the outbreak link never depended on the test. For manufacturers, a recall decision that hinges on one lab result, positive or negative, is already broken.
5 min
Apr 17, 2026
FDA Keeps Issuing FSVP Warning Letters. Manufacturers Often Don't Know They're the Importer.
Life Plus Style Gourmet got an FDA warning letter on March 5, 2026, on the company's third FSVP inspection in four years. It joined a sustained cluster of FSVP warning letters going back to June 2025. The enforcement tool behind them, Import Alert 99-41, detains every shipment an importer brings into the country until they petition off. If you buy ingredients from a foreign supplier, you may be the FSVP importer on the hook and not know it.
7 min
Mar 10, 2026
FSMA 204 Delayed to 2028: What Food Manufacturers Should Do Now
FSMA 204 got pushed to July 2028, but the requirements didn't budge. You still need lot-level traceability data at every critical tracking event, and the FDA still expects a complete electronic file within 24 hours of asking. The facilities that use this window to prepare will be fine. The ones that wait won't be.
7 min
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