The FDA will soon issue guidelines for marking medical devices with a Unique Device Identification (UDI) and for identifying pharmaceuticals with a … [Read more...]
FDA Announces Food Tracing Pilot Studies
September 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) will carry out two new pilot projects under the direction of the FDA. The Institute of Food Technologists … [Read more...]
Update to the FDA’s UDI Regulation
August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Are you wondering what is happening to the FDA's Unique Device Identification (UDI) regulation? Nothing is official yet, but the most recent … [Read more...]
Foodservice Industry Adopting GS1 Standards
June 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Technologies that track products throughout the supply chain using GS1 standards are now being used in the foodservice industry as well. Foodservice … [Read more...]
New FDA Rules Coming This Summer
May 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The FDA announced last Thursday that the first two new food safety rules under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act … [Read more...]
Will Food Safety Harm Small Businesses?
April 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Although the Food Safety Modernization Act, passed last December, excluded many small farmers and food producers from some of the regulations, many … [Read more...]
UDI Goes Global
April 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The FDA is expected to finalize its Unique Device Identification (UDI) regulation requirements before June of this year. While the medical device … [Read more...]
FDA Improves Recall Web Search Engine
April 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This week the FDA launched a more user-friendly Web search for recall information. Consumers now have an easier interface from which to search for … [Read more...]
Track and Trace System For Prescription Drugs
March 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The FDA is currently exploring a track and trace system for prescription drugs through the supply chain. At a recent FDA track-and-trace workshop in … [Read more...]
