- Our readers may recall a 2016 citizen’s petition filed by NuTek Food Science that requested FDA to permit “potassium salt” as a common or usual name for potassium chloride because
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FDA Publishes Enforcement Policy Guidance for Providing Acceptable Facility Registration UFI
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- On December 1, the FDA published an updated guidance that explains how to comply with FDA’s requirement to provide a Unique Facility Identifier (UFI) recognized as acceptable by FDA when
FDA Issues Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff on Publicizing Lists of Retailers That May Have Received Certain Recalled Food
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- As covered on this blog, FDA announced a new policy on September 26, 2018 and concurrently released draft guidance detailing the circumstances for publicizing retailer information (e.g., specific retail
FDA Issues Guidance on Action Level for Inorganic Arsenic in Infant Rice Cereals
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- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its final guidance document, “Inorganic Arsenic in Rice Cereals for Infants: Action Level Guidance for Industry,” which finalizes the approach
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USDA Publishes Final BE Guidance Documents On Validation and Detectability Testing
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- The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued final guidance to assist regulated entities in complying with the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS). By the mandatory compliance date of January
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FDA Provides Guidance Document on Reporting Human Food Establishments’ Temporary Closures or Significantly Reduced Production
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- On May 27, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a guidance document entitled “Reporting a Temporary Closure or Significantly Reduced Production by a Human Food Establishment and
FDA Issues Temporary Policy Regarding Flexibility on Labeling Requirements Due to COVID-19
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- On May 22, FDA issued a guidance to provide temporary and limited flexibilities in food labeling requirements to help minimize the impact of supply chain disruptions associated with the COVID-19
FDA Provides Temporary Flexibility to Chain Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments in Response to COVID-19
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- In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 1, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance to chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments that sell standard menu
FSIS Seeks to Expand Use of Term “Healthy”
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- Consistent with similar efforts by FDA, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is initiating rulemaking to update its regulations on the term “healthy” in line with FDA’s 2016
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FDA Highlights Best Practices to Prevent Tampering and Intentional Adulteration of Food and Cosmetics
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- FDA issued a Constituent Update, entitled “FDA Reminds Industry of Best Practices to Prevent Tampering and Intentional Adulteration of Food and Cosmetic Products” on August 28 in response