- 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
RULEMAKING
FDA Extends Compliance Deadline for New Nutritional Labeling Rules
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- As our readers are aware, in May 2016, FDA issued final rules to implement changes to the nutrition labeling and serving size regulations. Mandatory compliance with the new nutrition labeling
Congress Continues to Seek Regulatory Clarity on CBD from FDA
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- A bipartisan group of members of Congress sent a letter to FDA on September 19 urging the Agency to quickly provide legal clarity and establish a regulatory pathway for food
USDA No Longer Requires Pet Food to be Manufactured During Hours of Inspectional Supervision
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FDA Accepts Qualified Health Claim Petition for Yogurt and the Reduced Risk of Diabetes
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- FDA has accepted a qualified health claim petition submitted by Danone North America on the ability of yogurt to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. FDA is accepting comments
San Francisco to Propose Banning Sale of E-Cigarettes
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- The San Francisco City Attorney, in coordination with the City’s Board of Supervisors, announced on March 20, 2019 that it will introduce legislation to prohibit the sale and delivery of
This Week’s Cannabis Highlights
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- As previously reported in this blog, the 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp – defined as Cannabis sativa L. with less than 0.3% THC on a dry weight basis –
National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Final Rule Released
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- After much anticipation, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has released the final rule establishing the national mandatory bioengineered (BE) food disclosure standard. The rule is scheduled to be published on
FDA Issues Technical Amendments to Final Nutrition and Supplement Facts Rule
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- FDA will publish in the December 21, 2018 Federal Register a final rule that makes technical amendments to its 2016 final rule on Nutrition and Supplement Facts labeling. The amendments,
USDA Issues Final Rule Setting a Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations
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- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) today issued a final rule establishing January 1, 2022 “as the uniform compliance date for new meat and