August 30, 2016
Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has launched Transportation Block 2020, a fully integrated and comprehensive inland marine cargo insurance product, complete with risk management services. Specifically, it features new cover for a range of …
June 10, 2016
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is too slow to order companies to recall tainted foods, leaving people at risk of illness and death, a government watchdog said in a review of the agency’s food safety program. The Department of …
August 11, 2014
Jurors at the nation’s first federal criminal trial stemming from a deadly outbreak of food-borne illness are learning a disconcerting fact: America’s food safety largely depends on the honor system. Witnesses say Stewart Parnell and others at Peanut Corporation of …
December 27, 2013
New food safety rules proposed by the federal government could prove cumbersome and costly for Georgia farmers, the state’s agriculture commissioner said. Gary Black, a Republican, was among many who asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to change its …
December 20, 2013
Food safety rules the U.S. planned to implement this year are being delayed by months because the requirements were too complex for some farmers, regulators said. Two core rules of the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 that were proposed …
October 16, 2013
In response to the growing financial impact and frequency of product recalls for food and beverage manufacturers, distributors and importers in the U.S. and Europe, American International Group (AIG) today launched NOVI, a web-based service to help companies estimate the …
March 1, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration kicked off a series of public meetings on Thursday to explain its proposed new rules for improving the safety of the nation’s food supply – and gain feedback on the potential regulations. The rules …