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FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who has led the agency since 2017, has announced he will be resigning as of April 2019.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced a formal agreement to jointly oversee the production of human food products derived from the cells of livestock and poultry.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released a revised draft guidance, “Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration: Guidance for Industry,” to support compliance with the intentional adulteration (IA) rule set forth under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

Food allergens are a matter of life and death daily for many in the U.S. and globally.

Given the proposed changes and commitments by the firm, along with FDA site inspection and verification, the FDA has lifted the suspension , reinstating the facility registration for Working Cow Homemade, Inc.

Food Safety Strategies was recently able to speak with James Dickerson, chief scientific officer at Consumer Reports, about their recent testing on heavy metals in fruit juices. 

This week, the First FAO/WHO/AU International Conference on Food Safety is being held from February 12-13, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.