- The House of Representatives passed the PFAS Action Act to regulate the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on July 21, 2021. The bill’s passing follows FDA’s recently published
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FDA Releases Cyclospora Action Plan
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- FDA released its Cyclospora Prevention, Response, and Research Action Plan on July 1 as part of FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative. The Action Plan is modeled after
FDA Issues Update on Testing of PFAS in Food
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- On June 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a constituent update notifying the public of recent test results from a study it conducted to better understand the
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FDA Releases List of Draft & Final Guidance Topics
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- On June 29, 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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Recall of Deficient Infant Formula
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- Designed By Nature announced June 14, 2021 that it is recalling its Goat’s Milk Powder, Cow’s Milk Powder, and Base Milk Powder formulas with an expiration date between May 1,
Produce Grown by Livestock May Be Food Safety Risk
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- FDA published a report on June 11 that expresses concerns with farm animal operations located nearby fields growing produce. The report focuses on a 2020 Salmonella enteritidis outbreak in peaches
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FDA Launches Food Safety Traceability Challenge
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- Last year we reported on FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint, which outlines the Agency’s plan to create a safer food system over the next decade. The
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Consent Decree Entered for Real Water Hepatitis Outbreak
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- On June 1, the FDA published a press release announcing that Real Water Inc., a Nevada-based bottled water manufacturer, agreed to cease operations until they can comply with the Federal
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FDA Publishes FY20-FY21 Romaine Lettuce Sampling Results
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- On May 25, the FDA published a constituent update notifying the public of released findings from a sampling assignment that tested raw agricultural commodity romaine lettuce at facilities and on
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FDA Responds to Inadvertent Presence of Two New Varieties of GE Canola Seeds
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- On April 13, the FDA published a constituent update advising companies about the inadvertent presence of low levels of certain genetically engineered canola seeds. The FDA was notified by BASF
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