The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a webinar to provide an overview of recently established action levels for lead in food intended for babies and children, as well as to answer stakeholder questions. The action levels were set out in a draft guidance, titled, Action Levels for Lead in Food Intended for Babies and Young Children, in January 2023, in support of FDA’s Closer to Zero initiative.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a national search for a new Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods and provided an update on the recently proposed restructuring of the agency's Human Foods Program and Office of Regulatory Affairs. Following the announcement, organizations representing consumers, industry, and state and local regulators expressed their concerns.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the withdrawal of the 2005 proposed rule, titled, Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization, which was published jointly with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a set of general principles for FDA and FSIS to use when considering whether to establish, revise, or eliminate a food standard.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we talk with Susan Mayne, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Mayne discusses the work she oversees at CFSAN, such as implementing guidances and policies related to FSMA and the Closer to Zero initiative, as well as her perspective on the future of human foods regulation at FDA amid a proposed reorganization of the Foods program. Additionally, Bob Ferguson, President of Strategic Consulting Inc., speaks about his latest Food Safety Insights column on how food processors are preparing to comply with the FSMA Food Traceability Final Rule.
Despite the infant formula crisis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Foods Program achieved several goals in 2022 related to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, the Closer to Zero initiative, and modernization.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a list of draft and final guidance topics that are a priority for the FDA Foods Program to complete within the next 12 months.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced draft recommendations for industry on the naming of plant-based foods that are marketed and sold as alternatives to milk.
A group of non-government organizations have recently expressed concerns and raised questions about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) vision for restructuring its Human Foods Program and Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signed a domestic mutual reliance partnership agreement with the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSAGM), enhancing regulatory cooperation and collaboration between FDA and New York to ensure food safety.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) 2022 Food Code clarifies that food donations from retail food establishments are acceptable, given that proper food safety practices are followed.
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