The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law by President Obama on January 4th, 2011. It aims to ensure the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus of federal regulators from responding to contamination to preventing it.
Visit the FDA website for updates and new information related to the Act and what the FDA is doing in response: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
FDA has released FSMA: One Year Progress Report.
Marker-assisted breeding will improve peanut varieties
U.S. peanuts farmers can expect a “paradigm shift” in peanut production within a few years when breeders begin taking advantage of a new tool to select for improved traits in new varieties.
FOOD SAFETY RESOURCE GUIDE
APC has compiled a collection of Food Safety companies and contacts that can assist you with your quality control efforts.
An APRES – AOCS joint publications, Peanuts-Genetics, Processing and Utilization, is a presentation of the latest innovations in crop breeding, processing and food manufacturing technologies, with tactics to help ensure global food security and high quality peanut products with a focus on market environments driven by consumer perception, legislation and governmental policy.
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2018 USA Peanut Congress
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5 UNEXPECTED USES FOR PEANUT BUTTER
Peanut butter is delicious in cookies and on sandwiches, but its uses go beyond the kitchen. The tasty mixture of roasted nuts can do everything from removing grime to preserving garden tools. Discover the most unexpected uses for PB now!
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