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Gerber Argues FDA Preemption in Baby Food Lawsuit

Posted on July 15, 2022

In February 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy released a report on the levels of heavy metals found in baby foods and the respective

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FDA Approves Six Accreditation Bodies Under LAAF

Posted on July 14, 2022

On July 12, 2022, FDA announced its recognition of six accreditation bodies under the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF) program. Accredited bodies under LAAF may, in turn, accredit

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FDA Webinar on Genome-Edited Animals for Food Use

Posted on June 30, 2022

On June 27, 2022, FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) announced that it had published a pre-recorded animal biotechnology case study webinar. The webinar addresses the agency’s risk-based review

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As covered on this blog, FDA announced a draft guidance on June 25, 2019 for the seed sprouting industry that provides recommended steps to prevent adulteration for firms involved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