- On March 28, the FDA announced that it requested a total budget of $8.4 billion as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget. The request is nearly a
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FDA Seeks OMB Approval of Consumer Research Plans for “Healthy” Symbol
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- We reported on FDA’s May 7, 2021 announcement of plans to conduct quantitative research studies to explore consumer responses to draft Front of Pack (FOP) symbols that manufacturers could voluntarily
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FDA Webinar on Foodborne Outbreak Response
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- On March 23, 2022, FDA announced that it would hold a webinar on the Agency’s Foodborne Outbreak Improvement Plan (“Improvement Plan”). As previously reported, the Improvement Plan was released
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Objections Filed to Yogurt Product SOI Final Rule
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- Today, the FDA published a notice of a stay of the effectiveness of certain provisions of the June 11, 2021 yogurt standard of identity final rule. As our readers know
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FDA Releases Report on Guacamole Sampling
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- On March 16, 2022, FDA announced its findings from a sampling assignment in which the Agency collected and tested processed avocado and guacamole from November 2017 to September 2019. The
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Sugar Association Files Supplemental Petition Urging Regulatory Changes for Artificially Sweetened Foods
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- This week the Sugar Association submitted a Supplemental petition (“Supplement”) to FDA to further support the Association’s June 2020 petition Misleading Labeling Sweeteners and Request for Enforcement Action (“Petition”).
NY AG Demands Removal of False “Lead Free” Baby Food Claims
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- On February 16, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a demand letter to HolleUSA to stop making false or misleading claims about their baby food products. The demand letter
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Agriculture Groups Sue FDA on Chlorpyrifos Ban
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- As previously reported, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule on August 30, 2021 that revoked all tolerances for the pesticide chemical chlorpyrifos on raw agricultural commodities;
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Dr. Califf Confirmed as New FDA Commissioner
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- On February 15, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Robert M. Califf as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. As our readers know, Dr. Califf is internationally recognized as
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FDA Publishes Guidance on Chlorpyrifos Residues
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- On February 9, 2022 FDA announced that it had published a guidance document to assist food producers and processors that handle foods which may contain residues of the pesticide chemical
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