Topic: FDA

FDA Extends Acrylamide Comment Period
11/20/2009 - FDA extended the comment period for the notice "Acrylamide in Food; Request for Comments and for Scientific Data and Information," to Jan. 25, 2010. ...

Senate Panel Approves Food Safety Bill
11/19/2009 - A U.S. Senate committee approved an overhaul of FDA’s food-safety system. ...

FDA Expands Consumer Outreach
11/18/2009 - FDA announced a collaboration with Everyday Health that will expand the delivery of the agency’s consumer health information to the 30 million unique users who visit Everyday Health each month. ...

Fairbury Steaks Recalls Ground Beef
11/18/2009 - Fairbury Steaks, Inc. a Fairbury, Neb., firm, is recalling approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. ...

SupplySide West 2009 Breaks Previous Exhibit Hall, Attendance Records
11/17/2009 - Supplyside west 2009 trade show in Las Vegas broke both exhibit hall and attendance records, bucking the current declining trend for most trade shows. Nearly 8,300 industry executives and 1,128 booths from global dietary supplement, food and beverage, and cosmeceutical companies participated in this year's show.  ...

FDA Looks at Caffeinated Alcoholic Bevs
11/16/2009 - FDA has notified nearly 30 manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it intends to look into the safety and legality of their products. ...

FDA’s Statement on Raw Oysters
11/13/2009 - It is clear to FDA from discussions to date that there is a need to further examine both the process and timing for large and small oyster harvesters to gain access to processing facilities or equivalent controls in order to address this important public health goal.  ...

FDA/IFT Traceability Report Released
11/13/2009 - The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) delivered to FDA a new technical study that recommends guidelines to establish a comprehensive product tracing system to track the movement of food products from farm to point of sale or service.      ...

The Landscape of GRAS
11/11/2009 - There is widespread recognition that scientific, social, political and market forces are increasingly influencing the GRAS determination process and the GRAS status of food ingredients in new ways. ...