Identifying the FSVP Importer Starting May 30th 2017, import shipments subject to FSMA regulation will need to be matched up with their corresponding “FDA Importer” or more correctly, their corresponding...
Innovation – it’s all about being inspired
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but inspired thinking is what drives innovation. Having said this, inspiration does not in and of itself guarantee that new ideas will come...
Looking back at AFFI-CON 2017
AFFI-CON 2017: Sweet Suite It’s hard to believe that almost two weeks have passed since this year’s AFFI-CON wrapped up in beautiful San Diego California. With San Diego Bay and...
Trending Now: from where food is going to the direction regulators are taking us…
From specialty television networks taking us ever deeper into the lives of celebrity chefs to social media feeds specializing in what has come to be known as “food porn”, American...
Buyer of imported foods or Buyer of someone else’s regulatory problems?
With the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act bringing with it new federal regulations on top of existing product liability obligations, it has never been more important for the U.S. buyer...
La Paz……what “Fair Trade 2.0” might look like?
Fair trade certification may have been among the earliest platforms to communicate social responsibility attributes, however, that space is becoming increasingly crowded with a dizzying array of health, welfare and...
From QAs and QCs to QIs and VQIP…Do you know your FSMA Ps and Qs?
I recently co-presented a FSMA webinar with Domenic Veneziano of Veneziano Consulting LLC and while our I.E. Canada webinar focused on U.S.-Canada cross border food issues, the key takeaway of...
The Name’s Quinoa, Proquinoa
Until quite recently, quinoa was an exotic if not mysterious foodstuff that left many North Americans struggling to identify the traditional Andean cereal let alone being familiar with how to...
Health Canada – Food Expert Advisory Committee
Pointe-Claire Qc., September 8 2016 – VLM Foods is pleased to share with its business partners and associates that Mark FeDuke, VLM’s Director of Operations and Regulatory Affairs, has been...
Back to School – A FSMA Refresher
With Labor Day behind us and our kids all back at school, we thought it appropriate to look at a FSMA refresher. FSMA, the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act, was...