- Over the past several years, FDA has been in the process of implementing menu labeling provisions added to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by the Affordable Care Act.
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FDA Recognizes First Accreditation Body Under Accredited Third-Party Certification Program
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- As previously covered on this blog, in November 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rule on Accredited Third-Party Certification that
FSMA Update: More Clarification on FSVP from FDA
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- As previously reported on this blog (see here, here and here), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidance documents, fact sheets, and a Q&A document
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Panera Petitions FDA to Define “Egg”
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- The term “egg” is not specifically defined by FDA. In fact, 21. C.F.R. 160.100 provides that “no regulation shall be promulgated” to define “the food commonly known as eggs.” The
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on HARPC for Animal Food
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- As previously reported on this blog, FDA published final rules to implement the hazard analysis and risk-based preventive control (HARPC) provisions for human and animal food under the FDA
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DuPont Challenges FDA’s Proposal to Revoke Soy-Heart Health Claim
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- As reported on this blog in October 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a rule to revoke a regulation authorizing the use of a health claim on
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Gottlieb Announces Plans to Strengthen Recall Process and FDA Publishes Draft Guidance to Clarify Its Approach to Product Recalls
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- As previously covered on this blog, a recent report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services concluded that FDA’s current
FDA to Begin Process of Modernizing Certain Standards of Identity
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- On January 11, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released its Strategic Policy Roadmap for 2018.
- As part of its Strategic Policy Roadmap, FDA has signaled its intent
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FDA Denies Qualified Health Claim Linking Vitamin D Intake and Reduced Risk of MS
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- Since 1990, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has evaluated health claims on packaged foods to ensure that they are adequately substantiated. A health claim characterizes the relationship between
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CDC expands use of Whole Genome Sequencing in Foodborne Illness
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- Whole genome sequencing (WGS) provides insight into the genetic fingerprint of a pathogen by sequencing the chemical building blocks that make up its DNA and is increasingly being employed in
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