Apr262024

Food Industry Regulatory Update – April 26, 2024

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In This Week’s Edition: EPA PFAS Limits in Drinking Water In March 2023, the EPA proposed and requested comment on the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) and health-based Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (MCLGs) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), hexafluoropropylene oxide…

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Mar292024

Food Industry Regulatory Update – March 29, 2024

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In This Week’s Edition: Bioengineered Food List USDA’s AMS is soliciting information about potential additions to or subtractions from the List of Bioengineered Foods as it pertains to the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. Comments must be received by April 29, 2024 to be assured of consideration. Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee: Notice of Intent To Renew Charter…

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Mar82024

Food Industry Regulatory Update – March 1, 2024

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In This Week’s Edition: New Dietary Ingredient Guidance FDA is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notification Procedures and Timeframes: Guidance for Industry.” The guidance focuses on frequently asked questions about the new dietary ingredient notification submission and review process. The guidance is intended to help manufacturers and…

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Mar12024

Food Industry Regulatory Update – March 1, 2024

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In This Week’s Edition: FDA PFAS to Phase Out in Food Packaging FDA has announced that grease-proofing substances containing Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are no longer being sold by manufacturers for food contact use in the U.S. market. The completion of the voluntary market phase-out of these substances used on food packaging paper and paperboard, eliminates the primary…

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Feb282024

Food Industry Regulatory Update – February 23, 2024

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In This Week’s Edition: Serious Deficiency Process, FNS Publishes Proposed Rule The serious deficiency process provides a systematic way for State agencies and sponsoring organizations to correct serious management problems, and when that effort fails, protect Child Nutrition Program integrity through due process. Details here. AMS Suspends California Dried Prune Marketing Order Details here. APHIS Proposes Allow…

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Feb162024

Food Industry Regulatory Update – February 16, 2024

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In This Week’s Edition: E. Coli Testing Directive The directive provides instructions to inspection program personnel for collecting and submitting samples of raw beef products under FSIS’ routine and follow-up sampling programs for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and for updating the Public Health Information System profile information related to sampling. FSIS tests all raw beef samples…

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Feb92024

Food Industry Regulatory Update – February 9, 2024

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In This Week’s Edition: FSIS Health Alert For RTE Poultry Products Containing Recalled Dairy Products USDA’s FSIS is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat poultry burrito products containing FDA regulated dairy products that have been recalled by Rizo-Lopez Foods, due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. FSIS is issuing this public…

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