HHS OIG issues early alert criticizing FDA’s food recall procedures.
- Under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), FDA now has mandatory recall authority over conventional foods. However, FDA has
FDA ENFORCEMENT
Supplement Stimulant Spotlight
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FDA warns companies marketing dietary supplements that contain methylsynephrine.
- As previously covered on this blog, FDA has the authority to take enforcement action against unlawfully marketed and/or dangerous dietary ingredients
Roos Blues
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Roos Foods pleads guilty to FD&C Act violation in connection with 2014 Listeria outbreak.
- Thanks to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), FDA now has the authority to suspend
Kratom Crackdown
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FDA announces seizure of dietary supplements containing kratom.
- FDA has many tools in its arsenal to protect the public from adulterated, misbranded, and/or dangerous food and dietary supplement products; these
Cigarette Break
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FDA issues order to stop further sale and distribution of four cigarette products.
- As highlighted recently on this blog, FDA has the authority to regulate various tobacco products (cigarettes,
Cough Up the Caffeine
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- FDA regulates the marketing of dietary supplements. Under Section 402(f)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal
FDA Burns Tobacco
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- FDA has the authority to regulate various tobacco products (cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, and smokeless tobacco)
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
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
The Cost of an Outbreak
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ConAgra to pay $11.2 million in connection with Salmonella outbreak.
- In 2006-2007, Peter Pan peanut butter produced by ConAgra Foods, Inc. was recalled in connection with a nationwide Salmonella Tennessee