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Global alternative protein trends to watch

GFI

Public funding for alt proteins in the APAC region skyrocketed by 207% year-over-year between 2021 to 2022, reaching $94 million USD. In 2023, the government of Denmark published a 40-page roadmap to boost plant-based food production, following its $177 million USD investment to create a new Fund for Plant-Based Foods in 2021.

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FSANZ patulin survey finds low risk to public

Food Safety News

Survey results Almost 300 products were purchased from all states and territories in 2021 and 2022. Codex has set a maximum level of 50 micrograms per kilogram for patulin in apple juice, which some national food regulators have adopted. Any patulin already present in apples is not destroyed by pasteurization.

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FDA Issues First Annual CORE Report Summarizing FDA Investigations Into Foodborne Outbreaks

Penn State Food Safety Blog

These numbers show a slight increase in the number of incidents evaluated in recent years, with 59 incidents evaluated, 19 responses, and 10 advisories issued in 2021. These numbers show a slight increase in the number of incidents evaluated in recent years, with 59 incidents evaluated, 19 responses, and 10 advisories issued in 2021.

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FDA Warning Letter to NV Spice Company for Inadequate Supply Chain Preventive Controls

Penn State Food Safety Blog

During our inspection, FDA investigators found serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP & PC rule), Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 117 (21 CFR Part 117).

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Cellular Agriculture – Where are we heading to?

Forward Fooding

Well not so fast…The sector faces a number of challenges, including bringing down the cost for cultivated products (which is much higher than traditional foods) navigating a complex and lengthy regulatory pathway (these products are subject to novel foods regulation) and creating consumer acceptance.

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Lancaster Country (PA) Bakery Issued Warning Letter for

Penn State Food Safety Blog

During our inspection of your facility, the FDA found serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (CGMP and PC rule), Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 117 (21 CFR Part 117). All of these compliance dates have now elapsed.

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Request for update on Petition to deem Salmonella an Adulterant

Bill Marler

August 19, 2021. Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety. Food Safety and Inspection Service. Food Safety and Inspection Service. A few months ago, on March 12, 2021, we again wrote Mr. Kiecker to request a status update relating to FSIS’s response to and resolution of our Petition. CDC, 2021. [7]