Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 4, 2023

The FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) is hosting a free hybrid public meeting entitled “Modernizing Food and Drug Administration Recalls Listening Session” on September 29, 2023, from 9:00am-5:00pm ET. The post FDA Announces Public Meeting on Modernizing Food Recalls appeared first on FoodSafetyTech.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. A food firm in California is on notice from the FDA for serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventative Controls for Human Food regulation. 7, 2023, warning letter, the FDA described a Feb.

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 16, 2024

— OPINION — By Steven Grossman, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA. What started as a crisis over the safety and supply of infant formula became a wide-ranging review of FDA’s food programs by the Reagan-Udall Foundation. 13, 2023 ( proposed changes and updates ). Register her e. 31 at 2:00 p.m. 8 at 3 p.m.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The agency is working on the strategy as part of its response to an outbreak of illnesses and the subsequent temporary closure of the Abbott Nutrition production plant in Sturgis, MI. In response to the situation, the FDA initiated the development of a prevention strategy, with the draft released in November 2022. “At

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 23, 2023

food supply in the face of climate change and globalization, as well as nutrition to help reduce diet-related diseases and improve health equity. Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on September 24, 2023. I’m delighted to welcome Jim to the FDA. For more than 30 years, Jones has held various positions in the U.S.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

PBM Nutritionals, LLC is recalling Parent’s Choice brand Sensitivity Premium Infant Formula and Tippy Toes brand Sensitivity Premium Infant Formula because of an inadvertent release of rejected product to the market. According to the details posted online by the FDA, the recall was initiated on June 16, 2023, and is ongoing.

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Food Safety Tech

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness are hosting the eighth webinar in the ongoing series of webinars exploring food safety culture on September 13, 2023, from 12pm to 1:00pm ET. The post FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness to Co-Host Webinar on Facing Food Safety Challenges appeared first on FoodSafetyTech.

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Food Quality & Safety

AUGUST 23, 2023

On August 23, James “Jim” Jones was named as FDA’s first-ever deputy commissioner of the Human Foods Program, effective September 24, 2023. Califf, MD, FDA commissioner, and exercise decision-making authority over all the program’s entities. In this role, Jones will report directly to Robert M.

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Food Safety News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The FDA has released extensive information about the status of its work to improve its monitoring of infant formula production and its handling of complaints about the safety of formula. In response to those congressional demands, the FDA has stepped up inspection of infant formula production. 1, 2022, through Sept.

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FoodInsight

JULY 27, 2023

The IFIC 2023 Food and Health Survey found that 42% of consumers have encountered food or nutrition information on social media, and that of that subgroup, more than half (51%) have tried a new recipe and 41% have bought a new brand or product because of what they have seen promoted there. These GMO labels, required in the U.S.

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Food Safety News

MARCH 11, 2024

1, 2023, and runs through Sept. The FDA’s request is less than 1 percent of President Biden’s proposed $7.3 The FDA requests an increase of $495 million above its current funding level. million portion of its request, the FDA says it will improve supply chain disruptions and support supply chain resiliency. 30 this year.

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 21, 2024

The proposed changes and updates to an FDA-wide reorganization plan have been out for external reviews and clearances since Dec. 13, 2023, and implementation should occur sometime during 2024. FDA will manage public health risks through three areas of focus: • nutrition, microbiological food safety, and chemical safety. .

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The FDA has issued a general warning and a specific warning letter regarding the use of probiotics in pre-term infants. Some products have been linked with more than two dozen reported “adverse events” since 2018 and one death in 2023, the agency said. The company agreed to discontinue sales of the product, the FDA said.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

E ditor’s Note: With permission, Food Safety News today posts the 2023 Update on State Food Safety Legislature by Doug Farquhar, JD, Government Affairs Director for the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). The following table summarizes bills related to food safety introduced by state legislation in 2023.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

13, 2023, from noon to 1 p.m. According to the FDA, food safety culture stands as a cornerstone in the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint. Scheduled for Sept. EDT, the webinar will delve into the vital role of a strong food safety culture in addressing challenges within the food industry.

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FoodLogiQ

OCTOBER 2, 2023

And as the FDA returns to pre-public health emergency status, restaurant menu labeling compliance is making a comeback. The restaurant industry is not just about offering delicious food; it's also about ensuring that your customers have access to accurate and essential information about the meals they’ll be enjoying.

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Food Safety Tech

JULY 11, 2023

Infant food safety, including new arsenic and cadmium action levels, are among the new priorities the FDA plans to address before the end of 2023. The FDA’s list of guidance topics is just one of several resources that the Foods Program routinely shares with stakeholders and partners to inform them of agency priorities.

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Food Safety Tech

OCTOBER 31, 2023

One individual affiliated with a consumer group is included in the membership of the committee and five members are federal government employees representing the five federal agencies involved in NACMCF—USDA FSIS, FDA, CDC, the Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Department of Defense Veterinary Services.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JULY 1, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to Dollar Tree retailer for failing to stop selling the lead-contaminated cinnamon apple sauce after the recall was announced by WanaBana. From the Warning Letter, "On October 29, 2023, Wanabana USA initiated a voluntary recall of all WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches.

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Food Quality & Safety

AUGUST 24, 2023

The FDA has put out a call for input on whether the Brix level (the minimum soluble solids content) in pasteurized orange juice needs to be amended. The request comes on the heels of a July 22 petition from the Florida Citrus Processors Association and Florida Citrus Mutual asking FDA to decrease the Brix level from 10.5%

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to a farm operation in Hawaii for violations from the Produce Safety Rule. Co-owner Bernardo Farms, LLC 15-3120 Pahoa Kapoho Rd Pahoa, HI 96778 United States Issuing Office: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition United States WARNING LETTER CMS 686727 Dear Messrs. Bernardo: The U.S.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to the company that was responsible for producing the cinnamon apple sauce that was contaminated with lead. As you may remember, the cinnamon used had been contaminated with lead chromate in what FDA believed to be a case of economically-motivated intentional adulteration.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 9, 2023

FDA issued a Warning Letter to STC India Private Limited, an Indian manufactuer of RTE mouth fresheners called Mukhwas. In the report, FDA cited Preventive Control issues, specifically around the control of pathogens in a RTE food, and GMP issues, including pest control and cleaning issues.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MAY 13, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to a low acid canned food (LACF) facility, located on Huarong County, Yueyang, Hunan, China. Did not process a food in conformity with at least the scheduled process filed with FDA as required by 21 CFR 108.35 Xia Wang: The U.S. As stated in 21 CFR 108.25(j),

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to a CA company selling goat milk for toddlers. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection of your contract manufacturer’s facility located in (b)(4) from (b)(4) through (b)(4). You can find the Act and FDA regulations through links on FDA's home page at www.fda.gov.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

"Following the October 2023 recall of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce products due to elevated lead levels linked to the cinnamon in those products and the concern for lead toxicity in children, the FDA initiated a targeted survey of ground cinnamon products from discount retail stores and analyzed the samples for lead and chromium."

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MAY 13, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to a Chinese manufacture of RTE soy protein isolate. FDA inspected the food manufacturing facility, located in Ye County, Pingdingshan, Henan, 467200, China from August 15 to 17, 2023. The inspection covered your ready-to-eat (RTE) Soy Protein Isolate.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MAY 20, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to JX Restaurants, Inc located in Maryland Heights, MO a manufacturer of ready-to-eat (RTE) rice and noodle-based meals and RTE rice and noodle-based under USDA jurisdiction. And as proof to this point, FDA conducted swabbing and found Listiera. FDA also collected environmental samples (i.e.,

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Ahead of the cheese recall, Raw Farms LLC was placed under a federal court order that, for the next 60 months, requires it to “abide by the decisions of the FDA” with specific requirements for audits and labeling of raw dairy products that must be followed under an independent expert. 11 to Nov. 11 to Nov.

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Forward Fooding

MAY 29, 2024

Hybrid meats offer a suite of solutions: meatier taste and texture, better nutrition, lower emissions, reduced meat consumption, and lower cost than cultivated meat. in 2023 (4.92% growth). Instead, they are added to boost nutritional content, lower carbon emissions, and decrease meat consumption. in 2022 to USD$6.4B

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 21, 2024

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. 6, 2023 warning letter, the FDA described an April 17-21, 2023 inspection of Lone Star Botanicals Inc.’s After the inspection, FDA investigators issued a Form 483 (FDA-483), Inspectional Observations. Lone Star Botanicals Inc.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JUNE 12, 2024

FDA issued a Warning Letter to Midwest Foods, LLC, of Ankeny, IA. Failed to file scheduled process to FDA for some of the acidified foods Failed to follow scheduled process for some acidified products. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection of your ready-to-eat (RTE) food manufacturing facility, located at 1802 N.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), a producer of nutrition products, announced today that it has voluntarily chosen to recall from the U.S. oz containers was manufactured in June 2023 and distributed primarily in June, July, and August 2023. Nutramigen in 12.6 PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS Nutramigen in 12.6

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FoodInsight

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the lead U.S. Initiatives like FDAs Closer To Zero program are actively working to reduce exposure to cadmium and other heavy metals for all ages. The FDA has a temporary intake guideline of 0.210.36 The FDA identifies effects on kidney and bone as the most sensitive areas impacted.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

While FDA cited the company for issues with its Preventive Controls Plan, FDA also hi on the company for failing to report the non-compliant product into the Reportable Food Registry. The Registry helps the FDA better protect the public health by tracking patterns and targeting inspections." Deverell, The U.S.

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The NAFEM Show

JULY 31, 2024

According to the School Nutrition Association, 54 percent of schools have upgraded their kitchen equipment to improve meal quality over the past five years. Consideration 2: Dietary needs and preferences Amid rising concerns about childhood obesity and nutrition, schools must reassess their menus regularly.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

FDA issued a Warning Letter to ADM Animal Nutrition and their vitamin and mineral premix and preblend animal food manufacturing facility, located in Effingham, Illinois. 4 You may find the FD&C Act and FDA’s regulations through links on FDA’s homepage at www.fda.gov.

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