- Frank Yiannas, the FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, answered questions regarding the current state of the U.S. food supply in a conversation published here. While
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FDA Issues Guidance On Best Practices for Retail/Restaurants During the Covid-19 Pandemic
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- On April 9, 2020, the FDA issued Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Pick-Up/Delivery Services During the Covid-19 Pandemic. The publication provides measures intended to promote
COVID-19 Pandemic Prompts FDA to Offer Guidance on Diverting Human Food to Animal Food Use
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- The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shift in the supply of food and has left both restaurants and restaurant suppliers looking for means to repurpose their food inventory. Where food
FDA Releases Third and Final Installment of Intentional Adulteration Draft Guidance
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- On February 13, the FDA released a supplemental draft guidance to support compliance with the Intentional Adulteration (IA) rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This draft is the
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FDA Sampling Survey Interim Data: Frozen Berries
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- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and industry are continually seeking innovative ways to curb foodborne illness outbreaks. As covered previously on this blog, FDA has undertaken a
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Senator Gillibrand Announces Bill to Expand FDA’s Investigative Authorities
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- As our readers know, this blog has previously covered the romaine lettuce E. coli outbreaks that occurred in the spring and fall of 2018. Ultimately, FDA determined that the outbreak
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FDA Works to Find Source of Multi-State Outbreak of E. coli Infections
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- On November 20, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and several state agencies, announced that it is currently investigating
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FDA Issues 2019 Voluntary Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards
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- FDA issued the 2019 edition of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (“Retail Program Standards”) on November 14. The Retail Program Standards define the key elements of an
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Pork Workers Union Sues USDA Over New Swine Slaughter Inspection System
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- The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union, together with Public Citizen Litigation Group, filed a federal lawsuit to stop the USDA’s new swine slaughter modernization rule that eliminates
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CDC Finds Decrease in Foodborne Disease Outbreaks from 2015 to 2017
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- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released its Surveillance for Food-borne Disease Outbreaks Annual Report, which includes an analysis of all foodborne illness outbreaks reported in 2017. CDC
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