Food Industry Regulatory Update July 2, 2021

In this Week’s Edition: New USDA COOL Initiative Announced FDA Update on Shrimp Salmonella Outbreak New USDA Consumer Resources on Food Waste Reduction USDA Invests $55 Million to Increase Capacity and Expand Access in Meat and Poultry Inspection Operations AMS Revises Black-Eyed Beans Grade Standards FDA Releases Cyclospora Prevention, Response and Research Action Plan FDA…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update June 25, 2021

Food Industry Regulatory Update June 25, 2021 In this Week’s Edition: FDA Reports on State Adoption Status of Retail Food Code USDA Releases Study on Hurdles to Healthy Eating on SNAP FDA Publishes Web Page on Reporting Illnesses from Natural Toxins in Seafood California Walnut Marketing Order Assessment Lowered AMS Removes Frozen Mangos from Marketing…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update June 4, 2021

In this Week’s Edition: Administration Requests More Funds for FDA Food Safety Efforts FDA on Vaccinating Seasonal Food Industry Workers FDA Initiative on Food Safety Traceability Software FSIS Revises Guidance on Salmonella and Campylobacter Sampling at Certain Poultry Processing Establishments AMS Announces National Organic Standards Board Meeting for October U.S. Codex Office Annual Report on…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update May 21, 2021

In this Week’s Edition: FSIS Revises Foodborne Illness Investigation Directive CDC Concludes Queso Fresco Outbreak Over FSIS Revises COVID-19 Precautions Policy for Personnel APHIS Proposes Allowing Imports of Fresh Melons with Stems from Japan USDA Releases Progress Report on Climate-Smart Agriculture FSIS Updates List of Foreign Establishments Eligible to Export to U.S. FDA Import Alerts…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update May 14, 2021

In this Week’s Edition: FDA Releases Report on Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Retail Deli Departments FDA Investigating Environmental Impact of Sunscreen Chemicals FDA Releases Report on Red Onion Salmonella Outbreak APHIS Proposes Allowing Mango Imports from Colombia FDA to Implement Sampling for Salinas Valley Lettuce FSIS Performing Clostridium perfringens Market Basket Survey FSIS Updates…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update May 7. 2021

In this Week’s Edition: FDA Outlines Strategy to Resume In-Person Inspections FDA to Conduct Consumer Research on “Healthy” Symbol for Foods FDA Releases Retail Food Protection Tool for Regulators Interstate Shellfish Shippers List Update FSIS FOIA Request Report Canadian Oilseed Processors Withdraw Additive Petition for Spent Bleaching Clay in Animal Feed FSIS Updates List of…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update April 30, 2021

In this Week’s Edition: USDA Extends Nutrition Assistance to Seniors USDA Appointees Announced USDA Expands Pandemic EBT Benefits for Children this Summer FSIS Posts Salmonella, Campylobacter and STEC Sampling Results USDA to Hold Food Waste Reduction Event USDA Incentivizes Fruit and Vegetable Purchases Under WIC APHIS to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement on GMO Corn Variety…

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