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Key Takeaways from the 2022 FDA Food Code

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2023

In the waning days of 2022, FDA issued an updated Food Code with several important updates. FDA is responsible for more than a quarter of the U.S. economy, and the Food Code impacts virtually every American. Many of the key changes in the 2022 Food Code relate to food allergens. goes uneaten.

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

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

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. For more details, see Use of the Term Healthy on Food Labeling.

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Abbott enters Consent Decree with FDA on Cronobacter infant formula outbreak and recall

Bill Marler

MAY 16, 2022

Here are the highlights of the Consent Decree : Abbott has agreed to take corrective actions following an FDA inspection of its Sturgis, Michigan facility. Abbott Nutrition will be required to retain an independent expert to review the Sturgis facility’s operations to ensure compliance with the law. In the complaint, filed by the U.S.

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Defining Healthy Menus – What Restaurants Need to Know

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

When it comes to the term “healthy,” which is a nutrient content claim, the FDA defined it more than 25 years ago in 1993 with a focus on total fats, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Manufacturers of foods generally considered to be healthy but not low in fat (e.g., Health claims are subject to different FDA rules.

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FDA review panel picked to help fix FDA

Bill Marler

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The Reagan-Udall Foundation today announced five members of an Independent Expert Panel who will conduct the operational evaluation of the Food and Drug Administration’s human foods program. Dr. Jane Henney, former FDA Commissioner, was named as Chair of the panel last month.

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May/June 2021 Legal Update

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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FDA: An Independent Review of FDA’s Foodborne Outbreak Response Processes

Bill Marler

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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Ep. 170. Dr. Barbara Kowalcyk: An Integrated Approach to Food Safety, Nutrition, and Food Security

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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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Reagan-Udall Expert Panel demands bold Cultural, Structural and Financial change to FDA

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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Revolutionizing Restaurant Supply Chains: The Impact of AI on Transparency, Validation, Verification, and Sustainability

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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FDA Proposes Requiring At-a-Glance Nutrition Information on the Front of Packaged Foods

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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FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness to Co-Host Webinar on Facing Food Safety Challenges

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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FDA Leader Jim Jones Resigns After 89 ‘Indiscriminate’ Firings in Human Foods Program

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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FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness To Co-Host “Food Safety Culture: Storytelling to Shape, Reinforce and Inspire”

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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FDA names Kyle Diamantas J.D. as new Acting Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

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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FDA Commissioner names EPA insider to agency’s top food safety post

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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FDA issues warning about LittleOak infant formula

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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AFFI and Food Safety Tech announces 2025 Food Safety Consortium program committee, dates and Call For Abstracts

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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Nutrition Bars Recalled for Undeclared Milk After 11 Suffer Allergic Reactions

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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Big day tomorrow – What will the Reagan-Udall Foundation Panel say about the FDA?

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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Stakeholder Input Sought in Evaluation of FDA Human Foods Program

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® Statement on FDA Allergen Changes

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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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FDA issues warning about certain supplements with toxic yellow oleander

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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CFIA issues food safety warning over LittleOak brand infant formula

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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Round 3: Open letter to the leadership at FDA – Please know that these are the people you were bound to protect

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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Building a Safer and More Sustainable Food Environment: Key Practices for Food Safety and Restaurant Professionals

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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FDA and STOP Foodborne Illness host eighth webinar on food safety culture

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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Improving food safety at the FDA is the goal of a new broad-based coalition

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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USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committee

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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Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal farms during outbreaks

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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FDA Announces Public Meeting on Modernizing Food Recalls

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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Dysfunction in Congress could put federal food safety programs at risk

Food Safety News

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The federal government machine has only enough quarters to keep food safety functioning for another month. For federal food safety programs, the stakes are high. food supply. food supply. FDA’s total budget authority will come in at $7.2 FDA’s total budget authority will come in at $7.2

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Jim Jones to Serve as First FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

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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FDA Human Foods Program Reveals Work Plans for 2025

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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New FDA administrator says he is ready to cooperate to restructure the agency

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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Major FDA reorganization will heavily impact human foods program

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.

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FDA continues work on a plan to reduce infant illnesses from Cronobacter in formulas

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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Infant formula recalled because of an inadvertent release of rejected product

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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Catch-up with the FDA Commissioner

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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Animal Nutritional Company Recalls Feed for Potentially High Levels of Copper, Low Levels of Zinc

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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FDA Names Jim Jones as First Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

Food Quality & Safety

AUGUST 23, 2023

Califf, MD, FDA commissioner, and exercise decision-making authority over all the program’s entities. He will also lead efforts on nutrition to help reduce diet-related diseases and improve health equity. food supply, as well as the important role that the agriculture community and state partners play in this paradigm.”

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FDA Issues Guidance on Premarket Engagement for Foods Derived from Genome-Edited Plants

Food Safety Tech

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The FDA has issued a new guidance for industry that describes how firms can voluntarily engage with the FDA before marketing food from genome-edited plants. The guidance reaffirms that the risk-based approach the FDA has taken for foods derived from new plant varieties also applies to foods from genome-edited plants.

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FDA reorganization is out for review, but impact later in 2024 could be huge

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. A “Unified Human Food Program(HFP)” functional risk model is at the center of the reorganization. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, who took over the agency for a second time on Feb.

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FDA Study Confirms Milk Pasteurization Will Inactivate Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza

Penn State Food Safety Blog

JULY 1, 2024

FDA along with USDA announced that they completed a study that confirms pasteurization is effective at inactivating Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) virus in fluid milk and other dairy products made from pasteurized milk. Consumer Safety Officer, in the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

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Key Takeaways from the 2022 FDA Food Code

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

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Abbott enters Consent Decree with FDA on Cronobacter infant formula outbreak and recall

Defining Healthy Menus – What Restaurants Need to Know

FDA review panel picked to help fix FDA

May/June 2021 Legal Update

FDA: An Independent Review of FDA’s Foodborne Outbreak Response Processes

Ep. 170. Dr. Barbara Kowalcyk: An Integrated Approach to Food Safety, Nutrition, and Food Security

Reagan-Udall Expert Panel demands bold Cultural, Structural and Financial change to FDA

Revolutionizing Restaurant Supply Chains: The Impact of AI on Transparency, Validation, Verification, and Sustainability

FDA Proposes Requiring At-a-Glance Nutrition Information on the Front of Packaged Foods

FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness to Co-Host Webinar on Facing Food Safety Challenges

FDA Leader Jim Jones Resigns After 89 ‘Indiscriminate’ Firings in Human Foods Program

FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness To Co-Host “Food Safety Culture: Storytelling to Shape, Reinforce and Inspire”

FDA names Kyle Diamantas J.D. as new Acting Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

FDA Commissioner names EPA insider to agency’s top food safety post

FDA issues warning about LittleOak infant formula

AFFI and Food Safety Tech announces 2025 Food Safety Consortium program committee, dates and Call For Abstracts

Nutrition Bars Recalled for Undeclared Milk After 11 Suffer Allergic Reactions

Big day tomorrow – What will the Reagan-Udall Foundation Panel say about the FDA?

Stakeholder Input Sought in Evaluation of FDA Human Foods Program

MenuTrinfo® Statement on FDA Allergen Changes

FDA issues warning about certain supplements with toxic yellow oleander

CFIA issues food safety warning over LittleOak brand infant formula

Round 3: Open letter to the leadership at FDA – Please know that these are the people you were bound to protect

Building a Safer and More Sustainable Food Environment: Key Practices for Food Safety and Restaurant Professionals

FDA and STOP Foodborne Illness host eighth webinar on food safety culture

Improving food safety at the FDA is the goal of a new broad-based coalition

USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committee

Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal farms during outbreaks

FDA Announces Public Meeting on Modernizing Food Recalls

Dysfunction in Congress could put federal food safety programs at risk

Jim Jones to Serve as First FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

FDA Human Foods Program Reveals Work Plans for 2025

New FDA administrator says he is ready to cooperate to restructure the agency

Major FDA reorganization will heavily impact human foods program

FDA continues work on a plan to reduce infant illnesses from Cronobacter in formulas

Infant formula recalled because of an inadvertent release of rejected product

Catch-up with the FDA Commissioner

Animal Nutritional Company Recalls Feed for Potentially High Levels of Copper, Low Levels of Zinc

FDA Names Jim Jones as First Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

FDA Issues Guidance on Premarket Engagement for Foods Derived from Genome-Edited Plants

FDA reorganization is out for review, but impact later in 2024 could be huge

FDA Study Confirms Milk Pasteurization Will Inactivate Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza

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