USDA-NIFA provides grants to establish two regional food safety centers.
- As previously covered on this blog, FDA recently released its FSMA Training Strategy, indicating the Agency’s roadmap for
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Supplement Spotlight
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- FDA has regulatory authority over dietary supplements and dietary ingredients.
Assault on Salt
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Consumer advocacy group sues FDA to compel Agency action on sodium.
- Sodium reduction has been a hot topic for many years, with average dietary intakes remaining higher than the recommended
DGA Ditches Sustainability
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2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans will not include “sustainability.”
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are working to finalize the
Training Day
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FDA shares its strategy for FSMA training.
- Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is well underway. FDA has finalized two major rules to implement hazard analysis and
Waste Not, Want Not: Reprise
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Federal government announces goal to reduce food waste.
- Food waste is a major issue in the United States, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimating that Americans waste
Give Us Your Germs
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- For the past few years, FDA has been investigating and deploying the use
Understanding Untitled Letters
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FDA responds to Congressional inquiry regarding the Agency’s policies on Untitled Letters.
- As previously covered on this blog, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce requested information from
White House Watch: GMOs
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White House announces planned revision of federal GMO regulatory standards.
- For decades, the United States government has regulated genetically modified organisms (GMOs) under a regulatory framework called the “Coordinated
Untitled
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Congress questions FDA policy regarding the publication of Untitled Letters.
- FDA has the authority to issue two types of letters to regulated entities: Warning Letters and Untitled Letters. FDA issues