- Designed By Nature announced June 14, 2021 that it is recalling its Goat’s Milk Powder, Cow’s Milk Powder, and Base Milk Powder formulas with an expiration date between May 1,
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Produce Grown by Livestock May Be Food Safety Risk
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- FDA published a report on June 11 that expresses concerns with farm animal operations located nearby fields growing produce. The report focuses on a 2020 Salmonella enteritidis outbreak in peaches
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FDA Launches Food Safety Traceability Challenge
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- Last year we reported on FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint, which outlines the Agency’s plan to create a safer food system over the next decade. The
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Consent Decree Entered for Real Water Hepatitis Outbreak
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- On June 1, the FDA published a press release announcing that Real Water Inc., a Nevada-based bottled water manufacturer, agreed to cease operations until they can comply with the Federal
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FDA Warns Companies over Unapproved Fertility Claims
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- On May 26, FDA published a constituent update informing the public that it has issued warning letters to five companies for marketing dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate,
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FDA Publishes FY20-FY21 Romaine Lettuce Sampling Results
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- On May 25, the FDA published a constituent update notifying the public of released findings from a sampling assignment that tested raw agricultural commodity romaine lettuce at facilities and on
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New Bipartisan Senate Bill Seeks Movement on CBD
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- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced S. 1698 on May 19, a bill to allow the use of cannabidiol (CBD) and other hemp
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FDA Report on Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Onions
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- The largest Salmonella outbreak in over a decade occurred last year when illness from Salmonella Newport associated with consumption of red onions from the Southern San Joaquin Valley and Imperial
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Pasta Slack-Fill Case against Barilla Dismissed
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- On May 3, 2021, plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their July 28, 2016 slack-fill lawsuit against Barilla S.p.A. (“Barilla”). The suit had claimed the pasta company deceptively used the same size boxes
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FDA Notice Concerning “Healthy” Symbol
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- Since launching in 2018, the FDA Nutrition Innovation Strategy (NIS) has included the possibility of FDA introducing a new symbol that could be used to convey the nutrient content claim