Following on the recent issuance of a final rule updating reference amounts customarily consumed (RACCs) for various foods, FDA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on the appropriate RACCs
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FSMA Update: FDA Releases FSMA Preventive Controls Guidance for Small Businesses
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FDA has released small entity compliance guidances under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to support the implementation of the Preventive Controls for Human Food and Preventive Controls for Animal …
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FSMA Update: FDA Issues Draft Guidance Regarding Suppliers’ Disclosure of Uncontrolled Hazards in Foods
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FDA has released draft guidance for industry regarding suppliers’ disclosure of uncontrolled hazards in foods as required by four rules implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
- As previously
Scaling Back Sodium: GMA Comments on Short-term Sodium Reduction Guidelines
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The Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) has requested that the short-term sodium reduction goals be extended to at least four years, and that FDA account for differing functional roles of …
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FDA Provides Status Report on Recall Rapid-Response Team Activities
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- In April 2016, the Food and Drug Administration established a team of Agency leaders to oversee challenging recalls and to help overcome obstacles and streamline the recall process. Shortly after
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FSMA Compliance – What to Expect in the Next Few Months
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FDA has released a Q&A document regarding the Agency’s expectations going forward for FSMA compliance now that the first set of major FSMA compliance dates have arrived.
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Extension to Vinpocetine Comment Period Requested
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The Natural Products Association has asked FDA to extend the comment period deadline concerning the regulatory status of vinpocetine until September 6, 2017.
- Vinpocetine is a semisynthetic derivative of the
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Tracking Compliance Dates for FDA Nutrition Initiatives
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received a number of questions on the timing of compliance dates for its nutrition initiatives. In response, the Agency published a reminder…
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FDA Issues Updated MFRPS
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FDA has issued an updated Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) for state regulatory programs that oversee food facilities.
- Since May 2007, FDA has issued regulatory program standards, known as
Fruit Labeling Accuracy Act of 2016 Would Prohibit Added Sugars Labeling for Naturally Tart Fruits
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- As reported on May 20, 2016 on this blog, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final rules to implement changes to nutrition labeling requirement in the U.S. In