On January 31, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) released a list of draft and final guidance topics that are a priority for the FDA Foods Program
Feb 07, 2022In late 2021 and early 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added 15 entries to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substance Notifications (FCNs). These include substances used in the production of paper food packaging, in polymer blends,
Feb 07, 2022On January 27, 2022, a group of scientists and organizations in the public health and environmental sector submitted a formal food additive petition to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), asking the FDA to withdraw its current approvals for the use
Jan 28, 2022According to the Federal Register, on January 25, 2022, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued Notice 2022-01388 revising the Requirements for the Importation of Plums (Prunus domestica) From Chile Into the United States.APHIS
Jan 27, 2022On January 25, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a new rule to amend our regulation (21 CFR 170.105) on how and when the FDA may determine that a pre-market notification for a food contact substance is no longer effective. A list
Jan 26, 2022The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report on its investigation of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that caused 31 reported illnesses and four hospitalizations in the U.S. between June and August 2021. The FDA worked with the U.S
Jan 19, 2022The U.S. FoodDrug Administration (FDA) and the National Egg Regulatory Officials (NERO) are announcing a new program for state egg and egg product regulators entitled the Egg Regulatory Program Standards (ERPS). The standards are designed to integrate the
Jan 18, 2022According to SeafoodMedia on January 11, the New Labeling Rules for Genetically Modified Foods issued by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) goes into effect, and from January 1, 2022, food previously labeled as GMO Engineering or containing GM
Jan 18, 2022On January 4, 2022, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the Raw Pork Products Sampling Program which will be implemented until January 1, 2023. This notice is being reissued to inform inspection program personnel (IPP) that sampling
Jan 11, 2022According to the US Federal news, on December 29, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Regulation No. 2021-28159, confirmed an aqueous extract of butterfly pea flower as a color additive. The effective date of which for some food exempti
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