Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance for industry titled “ Recommendations for Collecting Representative Samples for Food Testing Used as Evidence for Release of Certain Fish and Fishery Products Subject to Detention Without Physical Examination (DWPE) and Removal of a Foreign Manufacturer’s Goods from DWPE.”

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Food Safety Tech

MARCH 5, 2024

On March 5, the FDA issued the final guidance “ Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notification Procedures and Timeframes: Guidance for Industry.” The new guidance is intended to help manufacturers and distributors of NDIs and dietary supplements prepare and submit new dietary ingredient notifications (NDINs) to the FDA.

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2024

This article focuses on one of the three branches within the newly created U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Human Foods Program—the Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation—and its potential impact on food packaging.

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Bill Marler

MAY 17, 2022

According to the CDC and FDA, at least 4 kids were sickened and of those two died, from drinking Abbott infant formula. It also includes requirements for testing products, as well as ceasing production, and promptly notifying the FDA should contamination be detected. Abbott denies the connection. In the complaint, filed by the U.S.

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Food Safety Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This article summarizes recent regulatory developments that provide insight on how the current U.S. Concerns around food safety and scalability have surfaced since the successful launch of cultivated meat products in the U.S. regulatory framework addresses food safety within the cultivated meat space.

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Food Safety News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

— COMMENTARY — By Steven Grossman, executive director of the Alliance for a Stronger FDA On Sept. The Alliance for a Stronger FDA had already circulated a shutdown toolkit for FDA stakeholders. FDA still faces a range of outcomes from a modest increase to a devastating cut. The threat was real. 19 and on Jan.

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Bill Marler

APRIL 28, 2022

The primary goal of the Act was to protect the health and safety of the public by preventing deleterious, adulterated or misbranded articles from entering interstate commerce. The disclosure document was sent to top food safety officials and other leaders at FDA in October 2021.

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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. We have played a key role in the doubling of FDA’s taxpayer funding. Register her e.

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Bill Marler

AUGUST 16, 2023

And, why does the FDA consider Salmonella an adulterant in all foods and the USDA/FSIS does not? According to the FDA , “[p]athogenic bacteria (e.g., According to the latest tri-agency (CDC, FDA, FSIS) report (published in November 2022), 23.2% FDA’s enabling legislation – Sec. But, hey, that is just me.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. On March 26, 2023, the FDA conducted the business’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). After the inspection, an FDA investigator provided the company with a Form FDA 483a FSVP Observations. 331(zz)).

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Unfortunately, we know the FDA will not protect us anytime soon. The FDA told us. In May, the FDA pledged to review chemicals of concern. But, in the same announcement , the FDA said doing so will require more funding and new legal powers. Pledges by the FDA to conduct safety reviews often go unfulfilled.

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Food Safety Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

This article discusses the recent wave of state bills on food additives that have emerged following the California Food Safety Act , FDA’s activities in an effort to get ahead of an inconsistent patchwork of legislation, and criticisms about these bills voiced by legislators, regulators, and industry stakeholders.

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Bill Marler

JULY 25, 2022

True, perhaps he did not know that his Broken Arrow Plant had Listeria positives going back over years, but knowledge is not necessary for the FDA and a US Attorney to prosecute – just ask the Jensens and DeCosters. Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938 in reaction to growing public safety demands.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Another odd governmental fact is that the FDA does not seem to make a distinction between pathogens it considers adulterants or not. FDA’s enabling legislation – Sec. I know, I am just a lawyer, but don’t ya think that when food with animal feces (and a dash of E. But, hey, that is just me. I would pay to watch it.

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 23, 2023

Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on September 24, 2023. I’m delighted to welcome Jim to the FDA. His impressive career, extensive leadership experience, and passionate vision for the future of the Human Foods Program make him an ideal selection for this pivotal position,” said FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D.

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Another odd governmental fact is that the FDA does not seem to make a distinction between pathogens it considers adulterants or not. FDA’s enabling legislation – Sec. I know, I am just a lawyer, but don’t ya think that when food with animal feces (and a dash of E. But, hey, that is just me. I would pay to watch it.

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Food Safety Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This article summarizes the results of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA’s) Pesticide Monitoring Program Report for fiscal year (FY) 2022, including the rates of violative samples, imported versus domestic foods, and chemicals of concern.

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Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The article says the cinnamon originated in Sri Lanka and was shipped to Ecuador, where it was ground into a powder. It was probably there, the FDA has said, that the cinnamon was likely contaminated with lead chromate, a powder that is sometimes illegally used to tint or bulk up spices. The headline is misleading.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Califf, FDA Commissioner of Food and Drugs Last month was the first anniversary of the White House Conference and National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The FDA continues to make significant progress in our nutrition efforts, which can help combat the diet-related disease epidemic. By: Robert M.

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 23, 2024

9, 2023, the FDA announced that WanaBana USA had voluntarily recalled three applesauce brands—Weis, WanaBana, and Schnucks—“due to reports of elevated levels of lead.” 8, 2024, the FDA had received 87 confirmed complaints/adverse event reports linked to the recalled product. BACKGROUND : On Nov. As of Jan.

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Food Safety Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2023

Most recently, FDA released its Draft Guidance for Industry: Action Levels for Lead in Food Intended for Babies and Young Children. This article will discuss the consumer and regulatory drivers of recent years, and also explore the congressional investigation and FDA's subsequent Closer to Zero effort.

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Another odd governmental fact is that the FDA does not seem to make a distinction between pathogens it considers adulterants or not. FDA’s enabling legislation – Sec. I can see panels of scientists from various fields, FDA, USDA and FSIS officials, beef and produce industry representatives, and consumers discussing this.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The primary goal of the Act was to protect the health and safety of the public by preventing deleterious, adulterated or misbranded articles from entering interstate commerce. The FDA, CDC, and Blue Bell all issued public recall notifications on March 13, 2015.

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Food Safety Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established the Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network to serve as the agency's focal point for response coordination and evaluation of foodborne illness outbreaks. This article explores the evolution, work, and perpetual improvement of the CORE Network.

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FoodDocs

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The difference between FDA and USDA may surprise you. This article outlines which organization is responsible for inspecting different types of food.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2021

FDA Announces “Healthy” Claims Consumer Research : On May 6, 2021, the FDA issued a procedural notice on the preliminary quantitative consumer research it plans to conduct on symbols that could be used in the future to convey the nutrient content claim “healthy.”

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Agroknow

JUNE 4, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 2020 Leafy Greens Action Plan was deployed, utilizing sophisticated technologies such as blockchain and machine learning to ensure that people don’t get sick from salad greens. A Food Safety Tech article by Deane Falcone gives an excellent introduction to the problem. coli in the U.S. coli O157: H7.

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began to include new restrictions in new Food Contact Notifications on the use of food contact substances for infant applications. Recently, FDA has hosted webinars to present information on regulatory requirements and considerations for infant formula ingredients and packaging.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

In an article Is It Really Expired? While companies aren’t required to put dates on products (except for baby formula), they cannot print false or misleading information — but they also don’t need FDA approval for any dates they do print. Ultimately, expiration dates have much more to do with quality than safety.

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Bill Marler

JULY 16, 2022

The primary goal of the Act was to protect the health and safety of the public by preventing deleterious, adulterated or misbranded articles from entering interstate commerce. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections.

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FoodInsight

JANUARY 20, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees the safety of food additives and allows only the use of those that are deemed safe. According to expert Charles Spence, in his article On the psychological impact of food color, color is the single most important sensory cue to expectations about the likely taste and flavor of food and drink.

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Food Safety Tech

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In an Opinion article , Frank Yiannas, former FDA Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy and Response, urged Newsom to think carefully about the ban, noting that three of the five original ingredients targeted by the California ban are currently under review by FDA. “In

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Bill Marler

MAY 2, 2020

True, perhaps he did not know that his Broken Arrow Plant had Listeria positives going back over years, but knowledge is not necessary for the FDA and a US Attorney to prosecute – just ask the Jensens and DeCosters. Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938 in reaction to growing public safety demands.

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Food Safety Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine , leading medical and food law experts have raised concerns about the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2021

Ninth Circuit Dismisses Popcorn Class Action : On December 4, 2020, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a class action lawsuit regarding partially hydrogenated oils in Pop Secret popcorn, finding a lack of Article III standing. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and U.S.

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Food Safety Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This column explores food processors comments on the potential impacts of important industry developments, including the establishment of FDAs Human Foods Program and USDAs developing new regulatory approach to Salmonella in poultry. The article also delves into processors' priorities for their food safety programs in 2025.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

An article this week about Bimbo Bakeries holding off against FDA on an allergen labeling issue. link] Bakery that makes Sara Lee and Entenmann's pushes back on FDA sesame warning by Jonel Aleccia Associated Press October 9, 2024 A top U.S. FDA officials declined to comment, saying they would respond directly to the company.

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