U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced a significant step in modernizing regulations of agricultural animals modified or produced by genetic engineering.
In an ongoing effort to understand sources of foodborne illness in the United States, the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) collects and analyzes foodborne-illness outbreak data for four pathogens and specific foods and food categories that are responsible for foodborne illnesses in the United States.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods."
U.S. and foreign human and animal food facilities that are required to register with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration must renew their registration this year before December 31.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three participants in the FDA’s Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The participants have successfully demonstrated management of the safety and security of their supply chains.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the launch of a multi-year partnership with several California stakeholders to improve food safety through the enhanced understanding of environmental pathogens that may cause foodborne illness outbreaks.
During the second public meeting to discuss the proposed rule entitled, “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods,” the FDA expressed their intent to extend the comment period for the information collection provisions that is set to close on November 23rd.
Bill will add sesame as the ninth major allergen, require the federal government to analyze research opportunities to help develop more effective treatments for food allergy.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance, encouraging food manufacturers to voluntarily declare sesame in the ingredient list on food labels.