Tag: Food Safety Modernization Act

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A new way to do reefer washouts: Produce broker’s ‘Healthy Trailer’ machine

Produce broker Pam Young’s response to the Food Safety Modernization Act’s new FDA rules for sanitary transportation of fresh food was to conceive of and build a new automated reefer washout machine that incorporates a variety of sanitary techs, including the use of UV light, among others.

June 29, 2018

Business

Food Safety Modernization Act’s requirements for perishables haulers, and unintended consequences

Carriers are responsible for being able to provide information about previous loads hauled, documentation of the vehicle's cleaning, and proper pre-cooling. Details here.

May 15, 2018

Business

FDA launches training module for new food hauling regs

Individuals who complete the online training module will be able to obtain a certificate of completion from the website. Carriers are also required to maintain records documenting training to be presented to FDA upon request.

October 5, 2017

Business

TransComply, Iron Apple enter agreement on food safety compliance training

Under the agreement, the companies will consult on the development of new services for carriers regarding the transport of perishable food, and refer their customers to the other company’s services.

June 29, 2017

Business

OOIDA offering training course to meet new FDA sanitary food hauling regs

OOIDA’s course includes a one-hour training module and a test, which awards a certificate of completion, a card to keep in the truck cab and templates of written procedures and checklists for van trailers, reefers, flatbeds, liquid bulk tankers and hoppers.

June 19, 2017

Business

New program helps owner-operators meet new food hauling standards

Iron Apple created the FSMA Express program, which provides owner-operators with FSMA compliance forms and documents, as well as a 30-minute FSMA training program that includes a certificate of completion.

May 11, 2017