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FSIS Issues Draft Guidance to Industry for Responding to Consumer Complaints

Posted on March 11, 2019

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is concerned with an increase in recent years in the number of recalls of meat and poultry products

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Finalized Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff on Public Warning and Notification of Firm-Initiated or FDA-Requested Recalls

Posted on February 11, 2019

As covered on this blog, FDA has worked to strengthen the recall process for food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics in response to a report by the Office of

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FDA Publishes Q&A Guidance on Mandatory Food Recalls

Posted on November 6, 2018

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) added Section 423 to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to order

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Produce Safety Requirements under FSMA

Posted on October 23, 2018

FDA has published two draft guidance documents to assist processors and farmers in complying with product safety requirements under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
The FSMA final rule on

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FDA Releases Q&A for Preventive Controls for Animal Foods

Posted on August 16, 2018

In light of the approaching September 17, 2018 compliance date for small animal food businesses (i.e., those with less than 500 full-time equivalent employees) to comply with Hazard

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FDA Announces Upcoming Efforts to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals

Posted on August 3, 2018

In a July 31, 2018 press release, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced upcoming efforts by FDA to implement “good antimicrobial stewardship practices.” FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has

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FDA to Issue a Guidance Document Limiting Use of Milk in Plant-Based Beverages

Posted on July 20, 2018

In the 2018 POLITICO Pro Summit, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb signaled that FDA will begin collecting comments regarding enforcement of standard of identity for “milk”. As noted in our

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Groups Petition FSIS to Change “Product of the USA” Policy

Posted on July 19, 2018

The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) and American Grassfed Association (AGA) have petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to change its standard for making

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FDA Releases Guidance on Dietary Fiber

Posted on June 15, 2018

Today, June 15, 2018, FDA published in the Federal Register a notice that it has issued “Guidance for Industry: The Declaration of Certain Isolated or Synthetic Non-Digestible Carbohydrates as

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USDA Issues Guidelines Regarding Livestock Slaughter and Processing Inspection Exemptions

Posted on June 1, 2018

On May 24, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a guideline: FSIS Guideline for Determining Whether a Livestock Slaughter or Processing Firm

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