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California Court Upholds Labor Code Listing Mechanism in Monsanto Glyphosate Case

Posted on April 26, 2018

A California Court of Appeals has rejected various arguments made by Monsanto Company, challenging the listing of glyphosate based on the Proposition 65 Labor Code listing mechanism, where carcinogens listed

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FDA Commissioner Gottlieb indicates future of FDA’s role in defining claims such as “healthy”

Posted on October 20, 2017

As previously reported on this blog, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received a Citizen Petition from KIND in December 2015 requesting that the Agency revisit the definition of

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FDA Releases Training Module for Carriers Subject to the Sanitary Transportation Rule

Posted on September 21, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, on April 6, 2016, FDA published a final rule to implement sanitary food transportation requirements under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

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FDA Requests Input on Reducing Regulations

Posted on September 12, 2017

As previously reported on this blog, the White House issued Executive Order 13771, “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs” on January 30, 2017. A few weeks later, on

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FDA Clarifies Sanitary Transportation Rule Waiver for Retail Food Establishments

Posted on August 16, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, on April 6, 2016, FDA published a final rule to implement sanitary food transportation requirements under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

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FDA Announces Three Waivers to Sanitary Transportation Rule

Posted on April 5, 2017

By way of background, on April 5, 2016, FDA released a final rule to implement sanitary food transportation requirements under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Click here for

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FSMA, Nutrition Panel Changes among Burdensome Federal Regulations, Industry Tells DOC

Posted on April 4, 2017

Members of the food and dietary supplement industries were among those who responded to a March 9, 2017 request from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) for input on the

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Food Groups Express Concern about Impact of Recent Presidential Orders

Posted on February 7, 2017

The potential impact on FDA of several executive orders issued within weeks of President Donald Trump taking office has raised concerns.
- A January 20, 2017 memorandum from White House Chief

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New Settlement Terms for California’s Prop 65 Become Effective Oct. 1

Posted on September 30, 2016

Amendments to California’s Proposition 65 settlement terms, penalty amounts, and attorney’s fees in civil actions filed by private persons become effective October 1, 2016.

By way of background, Proposition 65—also

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Vitamin D-Listed

Posted on July 18, 2016

FDA approves increase in vitamin D added to milk and approves addition to milk alternatives.

Many substances added directly to food in the U.S. are marketed on the basis of

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