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Food Companies Agree to Phase Out Industrially Produced Trans Fat by 2023

Posted on May 14, 2019

As previously reported on this blog, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a plan in May 2018 aimed at eliminating industrially-produced trans fatty acids from the global food supply.

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FDA Releases Heavy Metal Test Results in Kratom

Posted on April 5, 2019

In November 2018, FDA announced that it had tested 26 kratom products with “disturbingly” high heavy metal levels. Also known as Mitragyna speciose, kratom grows naturally in Southeast Asia

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FDA Encourages Participation in Voluntary Plant Biotechnology Consultation Program and Revises Guidance on Voluntary Labeling of Foods Derived Plant Biotechnology

Posted on April 4, 2019

Given the increased prevalence of plant biotechnology to develop innovative foods, FDA is reminding industry of its voluntary consultation program to ensure the safety of and public confidence in plant

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FDA Warns of Asbestos Contamination in Certain Cosmetics

Posted on March 7, 2019

Unlike other product categories regulated by FDA, FDA’s authority over cosmetic products marked in the United States is limited. FDA lacks mandatory recall authority for cosmetics, and manufacturers are not

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Proposed EU Hygiene Rules for Insects Used in Food

Posted on February 7, 2019

Novel Food Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 describes the authorization process for novel food products in the European Union (EU). “Novel food” is defined as food that had not been consumed to

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California Appeals Court Grants Stay in Starbucks’ Proposition 65 Civil Penalties Trial

Posted on October 18, 2018

A California appeals court stayed a trial that had been scheduled for this week, to determine penalties in the Proposition 65 case against Starbucks and other defendants for failure to

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FDA Removes Clearance for 7 Synthetic Flavoring Substances

Posted on October 9, 2018

As we previously reported on this blog, a group of non-government organizations (NGOs) sued FDA in an effort to compel the Agency to act on a Food Additive Petition

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FDA Finds Exposure to Pesticides and Glyphosate in Food Samples Below Federal Limits

Posted on October 3, 2018

On October 1, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report showing the majority of human and pet foods produced and imported into the U.S. during FY

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FDA Holds Public Meeting to Discuss the Safety of Food Produced Using Animal Cell Cultures

Posted on July 11, 2018

As announced on June 15, 2018, FDA is holding a meeting today to discuss the safety of innovative “cultured” food products (e.g., cultured meat). The meeting is scheduled to last

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FDA Releases Guidance on Evaluating Animal Drug Safety in Food-Producing Animals

Posted on June 14, 2018

FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has released a new guidance document (Guidance for Industry #3: General Principles for Evaluating the Human Food Safety of New Animal Drugs Used

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