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This update includes FDA updates, FDA warning letters, USDA updates, and other articles of interest, including a proposed ban of brominated vegetable oil, new draft guidance on allergens and acidified foods, a raw milk bacteria outbreak, and more. FDA Updates Listing of Jagua Blue Color Additive Exempt from Certification – Final RuleNovember 3: FDA isContinue reading “Regulatory Update: October 1 – November 12, 2023”

This update includes FDA updates, FDA warning letters, USDA updates, and other articles of interest, including information collection activities for food and color additives, the new FSIS recall API data tool, and more. FDA Updates FDA Issues Advisory for Listeria Outbreak in Ice CreamSeptember 1:  As previously discussed, FDA is investigating an outbreak of ListeriaContinue reading “Regulatory Update: September 1 – September 30, 2023”

This update includes FDA updates, FDA warning letters, and other articles of interest, including an ice cream listeria outbreak, questions surrounding lab-grown meat, cannabis plain packaging rules, and more. FDA Updates FDA To Hold Modernizing Food and Drug Administration Recalls Listening SessionAugust 4: FDA will be hosting a free hybrid public meeting entitled “Modernizing FoodContinue reading “Regulatory Update: August 1 – August 31, 2023”

This update includes FDA updates, FDA warning letters, and other articles of interest, including a bill banning chemicals in food, warnings for Delta-8 THC products, PFAS found in juice, and more. FDA Updates FDA Provides Update on Proposed Changes to the Human Foods ProgramJune 27: FDA is proposing to create a unified Human Foods ProgramContinue reading “Regulatory Update: July 1 – July 31, 2023”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, and FDA warning letters, including guidance for inorganic arsenic in apple juice, a proposed rule for front-of-package nutrition labels in the U.S, and more. FDA Updates Final Guidance for Inorganic Arsenic in Apple Juice Now AvailableJune 1: FDA announced the availability of a final guidance for industry titled “Action Level for Inorganic ArsenicContinue reading “Regulatory Update: June 1 – June 30, 2023”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, and FDA warning letters, including a draft compliance guide for major food allergen labeling, the availability of FSIS Ready-to-Eat Fermented, Salt-cured, and Dried Products Guideline, and more. FDA Updates Draft Compliance Guide Available for Major Food Allergen Labeling and Cross-contactMay 16: The FDA released a draft Compliance PolicyContinue reading “Regulatory Update: May 1 – May 31, 2023”