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FSMA Already Late for 2012 Deadlines
January 2012 marked the 1-year anniversary of
President Barack Obama’s signing into law the Food Safety
Modernization Act (FSMA). One of the key implementation
dates from the FSMA was January 4, 2012, when certain
significant steps were to have been taken by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA), including the following:
updated Good Agricultural Practices guidance for fresh
produce; guidance related to intentional adulteration of food
and mitigation strategies; designation of “high-risk foods” for
which additional record keeping would be required; designation
of five “Food Safety Centers of Excellence” to respond to
outbreaks; grocery store recall-posting requirements and
regulations for a foreign-supplier verification program.
While not the first time FDA has missed implementation
deadlines for new regulatory requirements, it does officially
mark the first set of missed benchmarks for 2012 related to the
FSMA.
The next due date in FSMA’s implementation timeline is
July 4 of this year, when more guidance documents are due
from FDA concerning traceability and tracking, consumer
information reporting and a third-party auditing program.
People & Places
Microbiology
company Lab M
has appointed Ian
Morris as managing
director.
TÜV SÜD
America Inc. has promoted
Craig S. Casillas to the
position of vice president of its
management services division
in North America.
Ed Cordiano was named
program manager, Bakery &
Perry Johnson Consulting
Inc. has announced a new
division, General Food Safety
International Consulting
Inc. (GFSICI). “GFSICI will
Morris
Cordiano
be specifically dedicated to
assisting companies
preparing for SQF,
BRC and FSSC22000
Certification,” states
GFSICI’s president,
Carrie Hayden.
AIB International has
announced the
appointment of
Scott A. James
to the position of
director of Latin
Viking Pump has
introduced Kerry Baskins as
vice president of sales and
Bill Canady as the newly
appointed general manager of
parts and service.
Food Safety Net Services
is pleased to welcome Jane
Binzak as vice president of
human resources.
Mojo Organics Inc. has
announced the appointment
of J. Robert LeShufy to the
company’s board of directors.
Hayden
GHI Newsletter Available
In an attempt to eliminate hurdles and impediments
to scientific advancement in food technology, the Global
Harmonization Initiative (GHI) promotes the harmonization of
food safety regulations and legislation. GHI’s objectives are to
facilitate discussion, globally, of the scientific
issues that buttress the decisions
made by individual governments and
international regulatory bodies in order
to achieve scientific consensuses on
such issues. By way of accomplishing this goal, the fourth
issue of the GHI newsletter can be downloaded at www.
globalharmonization.net/newsletter_issue_4. The GHI and
its Working Groups anticipate that elimination of regulatory
differences will make it more attractive for the private sector
to invest in food safety and R&D, consequently strengthening
the competitiveness of each nation’s food industry and of
the industries supplying the food sector. Harmonizing global
regulations will aid in the uptake and application of new
technologies as well as encourage the food industry to invest
in technologies to ensure the safety and quality of the food
supply for consumers. (continued on page 70)
Dur-A-Flex
has named BJ
Goclowski quality
and continuous
improvement
manager.
Eriez® has
announced three
new hires in the
company’s sales
department. Craig
Lorei,
Ramsdell and Jayne
Corey
have all
joined
the Eriez team as
technical sales
representatives.
Vollrath has
announced the
recent
addition
of five
new
district
sales
managers to the
Vollrath team.
Van Bennett will
represent the Mid-
Goclowski
Lorei
Ramsdell
Corey
Mercil
Bennett
Hivon
Atlantic Region, Jason Mercil
will represent Iowa,
Minnesota, North
and South Dakota
and Mathieu Hivon
will be managing
Quebec, Canada.
Taco Wijbenga
will represent
Europe, assisted by
Nicolas Rouas in
France, Belgium,
The Malish Corporation,
involved in the design and
manufacture of
floor machine and
surface cleaning
brushes since 1948,
has announced the
appointment of
René Sohier as European sales
director.
Pelican Products has
appointed Joe
Eckerle as vice
president and
general manager
of their South
Deerfield, MA
facility.
Eckerle
Wijbenga
Rouas
