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FDA Issues Warning Letters to 11 Supplement Companies

Posted on May 11, 2022

On May 9, the FDA posted warning letters to 11 companies for selling adulterated dietary supplements that either contained new dietary ingredients (NDIs) for which the FDA had not received

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Canada Publishes Dietary Guidelines Resource

Posted on May 4, 2022

On May 3, Canada published a new food guide resource, “Applying Canada’s Dietary Guidelines,” which provides information to help support the implementation of the food guide in policies

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Baby Food Lawsuit Dismissed as “Simply Speculative”

Posted on April 27, 2022

On April 25, a New Jersey federal judge dismissed a putative class action lawsuit against baby food producer Sprout Foods, Inc. finding that the alleged harm was “simply speculative” (subscription

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FDA Amends Added Fluoride Levels in Bottled Water

Posted on April 20, 2022

On April 20, the FDA published a final rule for added fluoride levels in bottled water. The final rule amends the quality standard, and specifies that domestically packaged and imported

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Congress Voices Concern Over FDA’s Food Safety Actions

Posted on April 13, 2022

On April 11, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), who leads the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf about her concerns over

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USDA Amends Organic Origin of Livestock Requirements

Posted on April 6, 2022

On April 5, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) amended the Origin of Livestock (OOL) requirements for dairy animals under the USDA organic regulations. AMS amended the requirements to increase

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FDA Requests $8.4 Billion to Further Public Health Efforts

Posted on March 30, 2022

On March 28, the FDA announced that it requested a total budget of $8.4 billion as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget. The request is nearly a

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Objections Filed to Yogurt Product SOI Final Rule

Posted on March 23, 2022

Today, the FDA published a notice of a stay of the effectiveness of certain provisions of the June 11, 2021 yogurt standard of identity final rule. As our readers know

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10th Circuit Confirmed Dismissal of “Product of USA” Beef Lawsuits

Posted on March 16, 2022

On March 11, the Tenth Circuit dismissed a pair of lawsuits that alleged Tyson Foods, Inc., Cargill Meat Solutions, Corp., JBS USA Food Company, and National Beef Packing Company, LLC,

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NY Judge Denies Dismissal of “Free-Range” Egg Suit

Posted on March 9, 2022

A federal judge in New York denied a motion to dismiss a proposed class action complaint which alleged that the producer of Nellie’s Free Range Eggs, Pete and Gerry’s Organics

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