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FMI Welcomes FDA’s Extension of Food Traceability Rule Compliance Date and Recommends Changes to Address Implementation Challenges

Today, FMI welcomed FDA's proposed rule to extend the compliance date for the Food Traceability Rule, but encouraged additional changes to ensure efficient ...

FMI Statement on Reagan-Udall Foundation Report on Produce Safety

Today, FMI expressed its appreciation for FDA's ongoing commitment to enhancing produce safety by sponsoring the Produce Safety Stakeholder Dialogue, facilitated by the Reagan-Udall Foundation....

FMI Applauds FDA Extension of Food Traceability Rule Compliance Date

Today, FMI – The Food Industry Association welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement of its intention to extend the compliance date for the Food Traceability Rule....

Eight Leading Organizations Form Collaboration To Tackle Food Industry’s FSMA Rule 204 Challenges

Eight prominent food industry organizations have united to form the “Food Industry FSMA 204 Collaboration” to enhance industry-wide awareness of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (U.S. FDA’s) Food Traceability ...

FMI Responds to Reagan-Udall Foundation Report, Urging Additional Time and Flexibility

Today, FMI Chief Public Policy Officer Jennifer Hatcher provided the following statement in light of the release of the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s report on the FDA's Food Traceability Rule....

FMI Applauds Provisions on Food Traceability Rule in House Appropriations Legislation

Today, FMI Chief Public Policy Officer Jennifer Hatcher offered the following statement regarding the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations ...

FMI Welcomes Furman to Food and Product Safety Team

Today, FMI – The Food Industry Association is pleased to announce Shelby Furman, Ph.D., as the association’s new director, food and product safety programs....

FMI Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Address Challenges with FDA’s Food Traceability Rule

Today, FMI welcomed the introduction of the Food Traceability Enhancement Act in the U.S. House of Representatives that would address key implementation and compliance challenges with FDA's Food Traceability ...

FMI Is Encouraged by Proposed FDA Changes, Urges Continued Engagement with Industry

Today, FMI Chief Public Policy Officer Jennifer Hatcher issued the following statement in light of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf’s announcement on steps the agency is taking to strengthen its Human Foods Program ...

FMI Welcomes Report Recommending Improvements to FDA’s Human Foods Program

Today, FMI President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin issued a statement on the release of the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s report making recommendations to improve the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Human Foods Program....

FMI Expresses Concerns about Expanded Scope of Final Food Traceability Rule Well Beyond FDA’s Statutory Authority

FMI Chief Public Policy Officer Jennifer Hatcher issued the following statement on FDA's recently released final rule establishing additional traceability recordkeeping requirements for companies that manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods on the ...

SQFI Announces 2022 Recipients of Excellence Awards at SQF Unites Conference

The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association, announced Joe Wieland and Karen Vanegas as recipients of the 2022 SQF Excellence Awards at SQF Unites in Orlando, Fla. Wieland was recognized with the ...

FMI Foundation Announces Recipients of Competitive Food Safety Auditing Scholarship

ARLINGTON, VA — The FMI Foundation in partnership with The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association, announced 15 recipients of the highly competitive 2022 Food Safety Auditing Scholarship. The $3,000 ...

FMI Welcomes Additional FDA Flexibilities on Infant Formula

FMI is encouraged that the Biden-Harris administration is taking action to address the uneven distribution of imported infant formula to food retailers, which creates an obstacle to getting critical infant formula products to families across the ...

Fifteen Future Food Safety Auditors Awarded Competitive Scholarship

The FMI Foundation in partnership with The Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association, awarded 15 outstanding food safety scholars with the 2021 Food Safety Auditing ...