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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reopening the comment period on its proposed rule that would allow the use of fluid ultrafiltered (UF) milk in the manufacture of certain cheeses and related cheese products.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice that the stay of the effective date for the final rule amending the color additive regulations to allow for the safe use of soy leghemoglobin as a color additive in ground beef analogue products (e.g., “veggie burgers”) is now lifted.

Food and beverage manufacturers must be able to respond quickly and effectively to the recall of products deemed unsafe for the market, as the consequences for not doing so can have effects both legally and financially.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is extending the comment period by 15 days to allow stakeholders more time to provide input on the New Era of Smarter Food Safety.

HACCP Consulting Group outlines how FSMA impacts R&D activities, including sourcing new ingredients or new suppliers, altering existing processes, identifying new uses for foods or ingredients and scaling R&D products into full production.  

The Food Safety Modernization Act, (FSMA) represents the most significant overhaul of U.S. food safety regulations in over 70 years, says Purnendu Vasavada, professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin-River Falls.