- The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE) that has existed nationwide since January 27, 2020 is set to expire at the end of the day on May 11,
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FDA and FTC Issue Warning Letters to CBD Companies
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- On March 28, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly issued seven warning letters to companies marketing cannabidiol (CBD) products with COVID-19 related claims.
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FDA Resumes Domestic Surveillance Inspections
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- Citing a decline in COVID-19 cases, the FDA resumed conducting domestic surveillance inspections across all commodities yesterday, February 7. The agency will also proceed with previously planned foreign surveillance inspections
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FDA Releases Forward-Looking Report on Inspections
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- On May 5, FDA released a report titled “Resiliency Roadmap for FDA Inspectional Oversight,” explaining how FDA adjusted its inspection program during the COVID-19 pandemic and providing details
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Food & Food Packaging Unlikely to Spread COVID-19
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- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a press release yesterday underscoring the international consensus that no credible evidence shows that food or food
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FDA Places All Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers from Mexico on Import Alert
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- On January 26, FDA placed all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on a countrywide import alert in an effort to stop violative products from entering the US market until the
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FDA and OSHA Publish Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and Animal Food Operations During COVID-19
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- To help the food industry protect employees and maintain the safety of human and animal food throughout adjustments to operations during the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S. Food and
FDA Issues COVID-19 Guidance to U.S. Exporters of Food Products
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- The FDA’s Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease Guidance (the “Guidance”) is a resource for the food industry as it responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 29, 2020, the
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FDA Publishes New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint
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- On July 13, the FDA announced its New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint, which outlines the Agency’s plan to create a safer food system over the next decade.
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FDA Announces Plans for Resuming On-Site Domestic Inspections of Food Facilities
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- Risk-based inspection priorities mandated by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2011 require FDA to conduct routine inspections of high-risk domestic facilities at least once every three years.
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