- On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a public inventory of certain food ingredients that the agency has determined to have unsafe uses in food
Sen. Schumer Calls for FDA Investigation into PRIME’s Energy Drink Caffeine Content and Marketing Tactics
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- On July 9, 2023, Senator Schumer (D-NY) called for the FDA to investigate “PRIME” energy drinks due to their high caffeine content and direct marketing to children and teenagers.
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FDA Publishes Updated List of Priority Guidance Topics
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- On July 6, the FDA published an updated list of draft and final guidance topics that are a priority to complete during 2023. The list updates the guidance agenda released
California Bill Seeks to Ban Five Chemical Substances from Use in Food Products
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- On June 28, 2023, the California Senate Committee on Health approved Assembly Bill 418 (AB 418), which would end the use of certain chemicals in food products sold
FDA Inspection Leads to Over 180 Warning Letters to Retailers for the Sale of Unauthorized E-Cigarettes
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- On June 22, 2023, FDA announced it had issued warning letters to 189 retailers for selling unauthorized flavored tobacco products manufactured by Elf Bar and Esco Bar brands. This enforcement
FDA Updates Proposal for Unified Human Foods Program
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- As we previously blogged, on January 31, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a change in the Agency’s structure to create the FDA Human Foods Program
FDA Publishes FAQ and Additional Tools Related to Food Traceability Rule
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- On June 26, 2023, FDA published a set of FAQs, related to the Food Traceability Rule, along with several new tools on its traceability website intended to help
FDA Releases Report on Foodborne Illnesses in Quick Serve and Full-Service Restaurants
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- On June 20, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its report on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Fast Food and Full-Service Restaurants. According
FDA Releases Summary Report on Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. in Domestic Ready-to-Eat Dips and Spreads
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- On June 15, 2023, FDA released its findings from a sampling assignment that collected and tested 747 refrigerated ready-to-eat (RTE) dips for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp.
GOOD Meat and Upside Foods receive first-ever USDA Label Approvals for Cultivated Meat
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- On June 8, 2023, GOOD Meat, the cultivated meat division of food technology company Eat Just Inc., became the first company to receive label approval from the U.S. Department