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FDA Announces Plans for Resuming On-Site Domestic Inspections of Food Facilities

Posted on July 13, 2020

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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USDA Denies Plant-Based Diet Advocate Group’s Request that FSIS Require All Meat to Be Tested for COVID-19

Posted on July 9, 2020

On July 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’ (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) denied a petition submitted by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a plant-based

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CDC and OSHA Issue Guidance for Sea Food Processors During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on June 30, 2020

On June 24, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in consultation with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), issued safe practice

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Update on FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Initiative in Light of COVID-19

Posted on June 5, 2020

Last year we reported on FDA’s announcement on the “New Era of Smarter Food Safety”, an effort intended to combine the implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) with new

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Insects – Filth or Food?

Posted on June 2, 2020

The EU’s European Food Safety Authority is expected to approve the sale of insects for human consumption in a move which could mean that European grocery stores will soon be

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FDA and FTC Issue Warning Letters to Companies Marketing and Selling Products Deemed Fraudulent for the Treatment or Prevention of COVID-19

Posted on May 29, 2020

On May 26, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued joint warning letters to four companies for the marketing and sale of products

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FDA Provides Guidance Document on Reporting Human Food Establishments’ Temporary Closures or Significantly Reduced Production

Posted on May 28, 2020

On May 27, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a guidance document entitled “Reporting a Temporary Closure or Significantly Reduced Production by a Human Food Establishment and

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FDA Issues Temporary Policy Regarding Flexibility on Labeling Requirements Due to COVID-19

Posted on May 27, 2020

On May 22, FDA issued a guidance to provide temporary and limited flexibilities in food labeling requirements to help minimize the impact of supply chain disruptions associated with the COVID-19

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FDA Temporarily Relaxes Requirements for Qualified Exemption Under the Produce Safety Rule

Posted on May 26, 2020

Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, a farm is eligible for a qualified exemption and associated modified requirements (described in 21 CFR 112.6) if (1)

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