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U.S. Government Files Amicus Brief in Prop 12 Case

Posted on June 23, 2022

As previously reported, on March 28, 2022, the U.S. Supreme court granted a Writ of Certiorari petition submitted by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and the American Farm

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FDA Publishes Guidance on Oversight of Food Covered by SRAs

Posted on June 22, 2022

On June 21, the FDA published a final guidance for FDA staff entitled “FDA Oversight of Food Covered by Systems Recognition Agreements” (SRAs). The guidance covers FDA’s regulatory

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FDA Responds to Severe Weather Incidents

Posted on June 16, 2022

On June, 6 2022, FDA released an online resource page for human and animal food producers who may be affected by flooding and severe weather incidents. It identifies federal and

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Senate Bill to Revise and Reassess GRAS Program

Posted on June 1, 2022

On May 27, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), alongside Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass)., introduced the Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act, which is described as “comprehensive

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FDA Finalizes Guidance on Reducing Microbial Hazards in Seed for Sprouting

Posted on May 16, 2022

As covered on this blog, FDA announced a draft guidance on June 25, 2019 for the seed sprouting industry that provides recommended steps to prevent adulteration for firms involved

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Baby Food Lawsuit Dismissed as “Simply Speculative”

Posted on April 27, 2022

On April 25, a New Jersey federal judge dismissed a putative class action lawsuit against baby food producer Sprout Foods, Inc. finding that the alleged harm was “simply speculative” (subscription

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Congress Voices Concern Over FDA’s Food Safety Actions

Posted on April 13, 2022

On April 11, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), who leads the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf about her concerns over

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FDA Completes Review of GE Canola Seeds After Response to Last Year’s Inadvertent Release

Posted on April 11, 2022

Plants produced through genetic engineering (GE) are subject to the same FDA safety standards as other plants. Given the possibility for food from some GE plants to have new allergens,

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FDA Requests $8.4 Billion to Further Public Health Efforts

Posted on March 30, 2022

On March 28, the FDA announced that it requested a total budget of $8.4 billion as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget. The request is nearly a

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FDA Publishes List of Priority Guidance Documents

Posted on February 2, 2022

On January 31, the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) released a list of draft and final guidance topics

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