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Food Companies Agree to Phase Out Industrially Produced Trans Fat by 2023

Posted on May 14, 2019

As previously reported on this blog, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a plan in May 2018 aimed at eliminating industrially-produced trans fatty acids from the global food supply.

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FDA’s Quiet Reorganization of the Office of Food Additive Safety Begins Today

Posted on May 13, 2019

Before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took it down this morning, the website for the Office of Food Additive Safety (OFAS) showed three divisions for (1) Food Additive Petitions

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Sharpless: ‘No Pause’ Following Gottlieb’s Departure

Posted on May 8, 2019

As previously reported on this blog, Ned Sharpless succeeded Scott Gottlieb as Acting FDA Commissioner in April 2019. Prior to Sharpless’ tenure, it was unclear whether the agency would

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FDA Announces “New Era of Smarter Food Safety”

Posted on May 1, 2019

On April 30, 2019, Acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless, M.D., and Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas announced a “New Era of Smarter Food Safety,” an effort intended to combine

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CSPI Calls for National Registry of Gene-Edited Agricultural Crops

Posted on April 25, 2019

Criticizing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for lack of oversight over foods produced with gene editing technology (e.g., Zinc Finger Nucleases, TALENS, or

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FDA Issues Initiation of Voluntary Recall Draft Guidance

Posted on April 24, 2019

Today, FDA published a draft guidance on ways to prepare, plan, and work with the FDA to ensure voluntary recalls are initiated properly and timely. The draft guidance, titled “

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FDA Allows Allulose to be Excluded From Sugar Declarations

Posted on April 19, 2019

On April 18, 2019, FDA released a draft guidance for industry entitled, “The Declaration of Allulose and Calories from Allulose on Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels.” The guidance

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FDA Accepts Qualified Health Claim Petition for Yogurt and the Reduced Risk of Diabetes

Posted on April 18, 2019

FDA has accepted a qualified health claim petition submitted by Danone North America on the ability of yogurt to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. FDA is accepting comments

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FDA Announces New Tool to Alert the Public of Unlawful Ingredients in Dietary Supplements

Posted on April 17, 2019

As our readers may remember, earlier this year the FDA announced a plan for modernizing and strengthening dietary supplement regulation and oversight. Under the plan, the FDA stated their

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Despite Gottlieb’s Exit, FDA’s Nutrition Innovation Strategy Marches Forward

Posted on April 16, 2019

As previously reported on this blog, FDA’s Nutrition Innovation Strategy (NIS) is intended to improve public health via education regarding, and encouraging innovation in, the use of nutrition to promote

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