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This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, FDA warning letters, and other developments, including a proposed rule to reduce sodium intake, new education materials on GMOs for consumers, and more. FDA Updates FDA Amends Yogurt Rule, Denies Request for Public HearingApril 13: FDA modified provisions of a 2021 final rule that revoked standards of identity forContinue reading “Regulatory Update: April 1 – April 30, 2023”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, and FDA warning letters, including the issuance of a notice announcing the status of COVID-19 guidance documents, proposed updated rules governing voluntary “Product of USA” claims, and more. FDA Updates FDA Issues Draft Guidance About Dietary Guidance Statements in Food LabelingMarch 27: FDA issued a draft guidance forContinue reading “Regulatory Update: March 1 – March 31, 2023”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, and FDA priority guidance topics for 2023, including the withdrawal of a proposed rule on general principles and food standards modernization, enforcement discretion for claims related to high flavanol cocoa powder, and more. FDA Updates FDA Withdraws Proposed Rule on General Principles and Food Standards ModernizationFebruary 28: FDAContinue reading “Regulatory Update: February 1 – February 28, 2023”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, FDA warning letters, and other items of interest, including the deadline for front of package labeling comments, a Legionnaire’s Disease outbreak, FSIS guidelines for label approval, and more. FDA Updates FDA Commissioner Califf Proposes Redesign of Human Food ProgramFDA Commissioner Robert Califf announced a new vision for theContinue reading “Regulatory Update: January 1 – January 31, 2023”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, FDA warning letters, and other items of interest, including the adding of sesame to the major allergen list, listeria in ice cream, the legalization of raw milk, and more. FDA Updates Reminder: Sesame Added to Major Allergen ListThe Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021Continue reading “Regulatory Update: December 1 – December 31, 2022”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, FDA warning letters, and other items of interest, including the final rule issued for records of products on the Food Traceability List, warning letter for unapproved CBD products, the Biden administration’s investment in meat and poultry processing, and more. FDA Updates Draft Guidance on Question and Answers forContinue reading “Regulatory Update: November 1 – November 30, 2022”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, FDA warning letters, and other items of interest, including the role of seafood consumption in children’s development, the recall of a frozen falafel product sold at ALDI, and more. FDA Updates FDA Solicits Comments on Information Collection Provisions of HACCP Principles Regarding the Processing and Importing of FruitContinue reading “Regulatory Update: October 1 – October 31, 2022”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, FDA warning letters, and other items of interest, including available funding to create USDA Regional Food Business Centers, human and animal food facility registration renewal, Salmonella being added as an adulterant to breaded and stuffed chicken products, and more. FDA Updates MUST READ: Registration Renewal for Human andContinue reading “Regulatory Update: August 1 – September 30, 2022”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, FDA warning letters, and other items of interest, including proposed rulemaking relating to agricultural water, the proposed rule to protect poultry growers from abuse, a Minnesota bill allowing CBD in food despite FDA prohibition, and more. FDA Updates MUST READ: Proposed Rulemaking for Standards for the Growing, Harvesting,Continue reading “Regulatory Update: February 15 – July 30, 2022”