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FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food and beverages

Food Safety Tech

The FDA announced today that it is revoking the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 as a matter of law, based on the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The FDA is amending its color additive regulations to no longer allow for the use of FD&C Red No. must comply with U.S.

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FDA Food Recalls 2023: Insights on the Food & Beverage Category

FoodDocs

We analyzed the 2023 FDA food recalls in the Food & Beverage category and broke down the most common recall reasons, recall frequency patterns, and more.

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Listeria, Salmonella Represent 40 Percent of FDA Food and Beverage Recalls in Last 20 Years

Food Safety Magazine

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food product recall data from 2002 –2023, drawing conclusions from more than 35,000 product recalls. A recent study has analyzed U.S.

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Understanding Legality of Non-Alcoholic and Cannabis-Infused Beverage Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

There has been a lot of fluidity in the beverage sphere over the past few years with the rise of mocktails and other nonalcoholic experience. Alternatively, there's been an uptick in the cannabis-infused beverages market – with the $2.04 Non-alcoholic spirits and similar beverages are a growth category.

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FDA updates nutritional requirements a food must meet to use the claim “healthy” on the package

Food Safety Tech

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today it has updated the nutritional requirements a food must meet to use the claim “healthy” on the package, which includes criteria a food must meet to use the healthy claim on the package. A food cant contain too much saturated fat, sodium, or added sugars.

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Are Revive Superfood Smoothies linked to acute Liver Failure too?

Bill Marler

We are presently testing about 40 samples of Daily Harvest products, and have offered samples to the FDA, and have offered to share our test results with the FDA and with Daily Harvest. We have asked all clients to report their illnesses to the FDA hotline. What say you FDA, CFIA, Daily Harvest and Revive?

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With FDA action, brominated vegetable oil faces nationwide ban, not just in California

Food Safety News

Food and Drug Administration plans to revoke the regulation authorizing the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food. It keeps citrus flavorings from coming apart and rising to the top of the beverage. It’s been permitted in small amounts by the FDA. The European Union also bans the use of BVO in food.

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