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FDA Warns Bakery to Fix cGMP Violations and Remove the “Love”

Posted on October 11, 2017

On September 22, 2017, following an inspection of the company’s manufacturing facility, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Nashoba Brook Bakery regarding significant current

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IFSAC to Host Webinar on Foodborne Illness Source Attribution Estimates

Posted on October 6, 2017

Created in 2011, the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) is a partnership of three federal agencies—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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FDA Hints at Marijuana Health Claim Crackdown

Posted on October 5, 2017

As many of our readers may know, marijuana is listed as a Schedule I substance under federal law. However, individual state laws do not always conform to the federal

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FDA Pushes for Sharing Whole Genome Sequencing to Promote Food Safety

Posted on October 4, 2017

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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OIG: “Challenges Remain in FDA’s Inspections of Domestic Food Facilities”

Posted on October 2, 2017

A recently released Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report has found that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making steady progress on its implementation of the Food

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FDA Proposes Rule to Extend Nutrition Labeling Compliance Date 1.5 Years

Posted on September 29, 2017

In May 2016, FDA issued final rules to implement changes to the nutrition labeling and serving size regulations. Mandatory compliance with the new nutrition labeling requirements for food products was

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Gottlieb Tweets New Nutrition Labeling Compliance Date Extension “Closer to 18 Months”

Posted on September 18, 2017

In May 2016, FDA issued final rules to implement changes to the nutrition labeling and serving size regulations. Mandatory compliance with the new nutrition labeling requirements for food products was

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FDA Requests Input on Reducing Regulations

Posted on September 12, 2017

As previously reported on this blog, the White House issued Executive Order 13771, “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs” on January 30, 2017. A few weeks later, on

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FDA Authorizes Qualified Health Claim Linking Early Peanut Introduction and Reduced Risk of Developing Peanut Allergy

Posted on September 8, 2017

A health claim characterizes the relationship between a substance and its ability to reduce the risk of a disease or health-related condition (see 21 C.F.R. 101.14). A health

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