Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2021

Arkansas Enacts Food Freedom Act : On April 30, 2021, Arkansas enacted the Food Freedom Act that exempts certain producers of homemade foods or drinks products from any state food safety licensure, certification, or inspection. The act replaces previous regulations on the cottage food industry.

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DECEMBER 11, 2021

This review is part of FDA’s “New Era of Smarter Food Safety: FDA’s Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement Plan” that also requires a hard look and the support by those concerned about improving the safety of our food and driving the numbers of ill consumers down. Thanks to the deep dive by Craig Hedberg.

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Bill Marler

JUNE 2, 2022

HHS, OIG posted this morning: The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to safeguard the Nation’s food supply, including infant formula, and ensure that all ingredients are safe. Food and Drug Administration. Office of Audit Services. W-00-22-59472.

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Food Safety Magazine

MAY 27, 2024

In this episode of Food Safety Matters , we are joined by Dr. Barbara Kowalcyk, an accomplished food safety researcher, educator, and advocate.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Now the question is will Congress and the FDA Commissioner take the recommendations to heart? Most FDA employees understand the immense responsibility of the Agency’s Human Foods Program, appreciate the importance of their work, and share a common value of striving to protect public health.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 24, 2023

Validating and verifying food safety. AI algorithms are uniquely able to analyze data from various sources, such as FDA inspections, supplier data, and public records, to validate suppliers’ claims and maintain a high level of trust throughout the supply chain.

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Food Safety Tech

JANUARY 15, 2025

Food and Drug Administration is announcing an important step to provide nutrition information to consumers by proposing to require a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label for most packaged foods. Comments on the proposed rule can be submitted electronically to [link] by May 16, 2025.

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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. To learn more about the webinar series and listen to recordings of past webinars, visit  Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety.

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Food Safety Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In a February 17 resignation letter, James (Jim) Jones, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, stated that 89 indiscriminate firings in the Human Foods Program, including layoffs of employees with highly technical expertise in nutrition, infant formula, food safety response, would render his job to protect food safety fruitless.

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Bill Marler

APRIL 28, 2022

A food product is also considered “adulterated” if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance, which may render it injurious to health. The 1938 Act, and the recently signed Food Safety Modernization Act, stand today as the primary means by which the federal government enforces food safety standards.

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Food Safety Tech

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On December 6, the FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness will co-host the ninth complimentary webinar in the ongoing series, Collaborating on Culture in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety.

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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. Under the proposed consent decree, Abbott Nutrition will be required to retain an independent expert to review the Sturgis facility’s operations to ensure compliance with the law. Abbott denies the connection.

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Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

FDAs leadership webpage was updated this week to include Mr. Diamantas and stated that as the Acting Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, he leads the agencys Human Foods Program, overseeing all FDA nutrition and food safety activities. The post FDA names Kyle Diamantas J.D.

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 23, 2023

EPA’s James “Jim” Jones was named Wednesday as the first FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. A Yiannas-Mayne rift was reported in 2022 that was so serious that they’d even argue about how food outbreaks should be investigated. Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on Sept. food supply.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The FDA is alerting parents and caregivers about two varieties of LittleOak infant formulas that the company is currently recalling. The products have been sold in the United States illegally because the company has not submitted the required premarket notification to the Food and Drug Administration.

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Food Safety Tech

JANUARY 16, 2025

Food Safety Tech and the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) are excited to announce that the 2025 Food Safety Consortium will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia, from October 19-21. Address current challenges and advancements in food safety, technology, and compliance.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

based in Oakmont, PA is recalling select lots of NuGo Dark Chocolate Chip and Dark Chocolate Pretzel nutrition bars because they may contain undeclared milk. Brand Name: NuGo Product Description: NuGo Dark Chocolate Chip Nutrition Bar and NuGo Dark Pretzel Chocolate Nutrition Bar Company Announcement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan 10, 2025.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Independent Expert Panel, charged with generating the report by December 6th, is comprised of researchers, former regulators, and process improvement specialists with disciplinary expertise and experience in epidemiology, food science and safety, microbiology, nutrition, and regulatory operations.

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Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Food and Drug Administration. On November 25, 2024, FDA reported it was was notified about an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in the United States, with many ill people residing in long-term care facilities (LTCF) prior to illness onset. Records reviewed from facilities indicated nutritional shakes were available to residents.

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Bill Marler

MAY 8, 2021

Before moving Lucas to palliative care, a PEG tube was operatively inserted into his abdomen so he could be fed without having to use IV nutrition. He continued to have contractures of his extremities and continued medications for that.

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Food Safety News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Food and Drug Administration has escalated efforts to ensure the safety of infant formula production by issuing warning letters to three major manufacturers: ByHeart Inc., Mead Johnson Nutrition (Reckitt), and Perrigo Wisconsin, LLC. 30, 2023, warning letter, the FDA described a Dec. ByHeart Inc. 21, 2022, through Feb.

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Bill Marler

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Comments received through the Stakeholder Portal will be shared with the Independent Expert Panel charged with generating the recommendations for FDA. On September 29-30 , the Reagan-Udall Foundation will facilitate a public meeting of the Independent Expert Panel on food.

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MenuTrinfo

JANUARY 28, 2025

At MenuTrinfo, following FDA guidelines has always been our policy. We take great care to guarantee that our services, training and Certified Free From allergen certifications reflect the most current and accurate allergen information outlined by the FDA as a governing body. What changed as of January 6th, 2025?

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Food Safety News

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about certain tejocote root supplements substituted with toxic yellow oleander. The FDA’s warning has prompted World Green Nutrition, Inc. Tejocotex Amazon.com Alipotec South TX World Green Nutrition, Inc. Additional sample analysis is pending.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a food safety warning over LittleOak brand infant formula. The company has not submitted the required pre-market submission, these products have not been evaluated to determine whether they meet Canadian food safety and nutritional standards and regulations.

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Bill Marler

MAY 19, 2022

In 30 years of practice, I have on numerous occasions offered to FDA leadership the opportunity to meet directly with the people who consumed food that was tainted under the FDA’s watch. He had no meaningful vocalizations and was receiving nutrition through a feeding tube.

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Food Safety Tech

DECEMBER 18, 2024

That means that restaurants need to work hard to reduce contamination, control pesticide use in high-risk foods, implement rigorous surface sanitation protocols, and adopt sustainable practices to create safer, more responsible dining experiences. Food safety professionals should stay informed on updated pesticide regulations.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with STOP Foodborne Illness, a non-profit public health organization, is set to host the eighth installment of its webinar series on food safety culture. According to the FDA, food safety culture stands as a cornerstone in the FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The FDA Foods Coalition was announced Thursday in Washington, D.C., promising to put more pressure on the federal government for improved food safety. Califf began his second tour as FDA Commissioner, all sorts of pressures have been applied for change. This has led to a movement to “get the F out of the FDA.”

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A senator and representative have introduced legislation that would give the FDA and CDC authority to enter and collect samples at feedlots during foodborne illness outbreaks. coli outbreak investigation, the FDA traced the strain of outbreak E. The FDA also determined that nearby cattle were likely the source of E.

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Food Safety Tech

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The USDA has appointed 21 new members and nine returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). The purpose of the committee is to provide impartial scientific advice and recommendations to federal food safety agencies. Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, Washington, D.C.

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Bill Marler

MARCH 29, 2022

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Bravo Packing, Inc., an animal food manufacturing company of Carney’s Point, New Jersey, has agreed to stop selling, manufacturing and distributing raw pet food and come into compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).

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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. 1503A (the Great Room), Silver Spring, MD 20993. Virtual registration is also available.

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Human Foods Program has published a list of priority work it intends to deliver upon in Fiscal Year 2025, spanning microbiological food safety, food chemical safety, and nutrition.

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 23, 2023

Program areas would include food safety, chemical safety and innovative food products, including those from new agricultural technologies, that will bolster the resilience of the U.S. Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on September 24, 2023. I’m delighted to welcome Jim to the FDA. Califf, M.D.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

MARCH 6, 2025

ADM Animal Nutrition, a division of ADM (NYSE: ADM), is recalling specific pelleted animal feed products because they may contain elevated levels of copper or have levels of zinc below the represented amounts which could be harmful to cattle. ADM discovered this issue during routine production.

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Food Safety News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration’s first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, Jim Jones, started his work yesterday and sent the below letter to colleagues. FDA Commissioner Robert Calif appointed Jones after the agency’s embarrassing turmoil over the lack of a clear chain of command on the food side of its responsibilities.

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