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FDA Publishes Guidance on Oversight of Food Covered by SRAs

Posted on June 22, 2022

On June 21, the FDA published a final guidance for FDA staff entitled “FDA Oversight of Food Covered by Systems Recognition Agreements” (SRAs). The guidance covers FDA’s regulatory

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HELP Committee Approves Bill to Address Infant Formula Shortage

Posted on June 17, 2022

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has approved the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements Act of 2022 (FDASLA) to introduce policies in response to the infant formula

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FDA Responds to Severe Weather Incidents

Posted on June 16, 2022

On June, 6 2022, FDA released an online resource page for human and animal food producers who may be affected by flooding and severe weather incidents. It identifies federal and

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Senate Bill to Revise and Reassess GRAS Program

Posted on June 1, 2022

On May 27, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), alongside Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass)., introduced the Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act, which is described as “comprehensive

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FDA Webinar on Action Levels for Lead in Juice

Posted on May 26, 2022

FDA will hold a webinar on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 1:00 pm (ET) to provide an overview of the recent draft guidance that the Agency issued on action levels

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FDA Updates Agricultural Water Protocol

Posted on May 19, 2022

As previously reported, on July 30, 2020, FDA worked with EPA to release a protocol to evaluate the efficacy of antimicrobial pesticides in agricultural water. The protocol established an

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House Bill To Give FDA More Funding to Address Formula Shortage

Posted on May 18, 2022

On May 17, House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced H.R. 7790, a supplemental appropriations bill to provide $28 million in emergency funding to address the shortage of

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FDA Finalizes Guidance on Reducing Microbial Hazards in Seed for Sprouting

Posted on May 16, 2022

As covered on this blog, FDA announced a draft guidance on June 25, 2019 for the seed sprouting industry that provides recommended steps to prevent adulteration for firms involved

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FDA Works to Improve Supply of Formula Products

Posted on May 12, 2022

On May 10, 2022, FDA published a news release in which it highlighted its efforts to improve the supply of infant and specialty formula products. This follows a warning from

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FDA Issues Warning Letters to 11 Supplement Companies

Posted on May 11, 2022

On May 9, the FDA posted warning letters to 11 companies for selling adulterated dietary supplements that either contained new dietary ingredients (NDIs) for which the FDA had not received

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