Updates on U.S. (state and Federal) and international regulations impacting the food industry, including actions by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), related to topics such as Federal Register and CFR (Code of Federal Regulation) announcements, standards of identity, nutritional content, health claims, labeling requirements, as well as Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rulings on food advertising, Codex guidelines and more.
The National Consumer League (NCL) is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review the NuVal nutrition scoring system, which is used in 1,600 stores nationwide, on the basis it is inconsistent with FDA guidance statements and enforcement correspondence, ...More
During the height of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln took a pen in hand and signed legislation to establish the U.S. Department of Agriculture—or what he called the “People’s Department"—on May 15, 1862. ...More
U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Conti on May 10 denied General Mills’ appeal to throw out a class-action lawsuit brought against the food giant alleging the company’s marketing campaign for Fruit Roll-Ups, Fruit by the Foot, is deceptive and misleads consumers about fruit ...More
The World Health Organization (WHO) published a guidance to set recommendations on the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children. ...More
Moon Fishery, the India-based manufacturer of the yellowfin tuna nakaochi scrape recalled over an outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly and Salmonella Nchanga that has sickened 258 people in 24 states, announced a new recall of tuna strips because they have the potential to be ...More
Beef Products Inc., the maker of lean, finely textured beef (LFTB) dubbed “pink slime" by the media and critics of its use, announced it would permanently shutter operations in three of its four operating plants. The announcement comes after the company could not recover ...More
Cleveland Beansprouts Co., headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is recalling all packages of alfalfa sprouts because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today. Last month, organic alfalfa sprouts were ...More
As three more pet food manufacturers announced recalls of dry dog food linked to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed 14 individuals in nine states have been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Infantis ...More
Although President Obama signed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) into law over a year ago, most of the provisions it details have not yet been put into effect. ...More
H-E-B is recalling 19 types of frozen Asian meals because they may contain undercooked chicken, which has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced May 2. ...More
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