This webinar was presented by Maile Gradison, ASTA's General Counsel and partner at Hogan Lovells, and Anneke Altieri, Senior Associate with Hogan Lovells. The presentation will review FDA draft guidance published on January 6, 2025, intended to help manufacturers of Low-Moisture Ready-to-Eat (LMRTE) human foods, such as spices, establish sanitation programs and take appropriate corrective actions following a pathogen contamination event.

This presentation with Daniel Burgoyne, National Manager of Food Imports, Canadian Food Inspection Agency provided at the 2016 Regulatory Workshop covered exporting food to Canada as a shared responsibility for food safety and included imported food (Canadian context), current regulatory framework, and proposed "Safe Food for Canadians Regulations." CFIA shared its regulatory modernization, the Safe Foods for Canadians Act that was underway, its impact on the spice industry, and how the changes will facilitate compliance with the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) as both countries move to modernize food safety.