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FDA Draft Guidance: Substantiation for Infant Formula Structure/Function Claims

Posted on September 9, 2016

FDA issues Draft Guidance Concerning Substantiation Needed to Support Structure/Function Claims Made in Infant Formula Labeling.

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, infant formula manufacturers are incentivized to make product claims

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CDC Corner: Cronobacter

Posted on April 28, 2016

CDC issues Cronobacter warning for powdered milk and infant formula products.

Cronobacter (formerly known as Enterobacter sakazakii) is a bacterium that occurs naturally in the environment and that can

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Infant Formula Guidance Issued

Posted on April 18, 2016

FDA issues guidance on production of exempt infant formula.

In 2014 — 17 years after the initial proposed rule was issued — FDA finalized its rulemaking related to the manufacture

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Carrageenan Cheer

Posted on June 30, 2015

JECFA concludes use of carrageenan in infant formula “not of concern.”

Carrageenan is a seaweed-derived ingredient used widely in the food industry to perform gelling, thickening, and stabilizing functions. Although

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Selenium

Posted on June 22, 2015

FDA adds selenium to nutrients required in infant formula.

In 2013, FDA proposed to amend the infant formula regulations at 21 C.F.R. 107.100 to add selenium to the list of

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