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In This Week’s Edition: FDA Guidance on Lead Levels FDA is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “Action Levels for Lead in Processed Food Intended for Babies and Young Children.” The guidance establishes action levels for lead in certain processed foods intended for babies and young children less than 2 years old. The…

In This Week’s Edition: FDA Issues Letter on Lead in Cookware FDA issued a letter to retailers and distributors of cookware products to inform them that certain imported cookware products made from aluminum, brass, and aluminum alloys known as Hindalium/Hindolium or Indalium/Indolium, demonstrate the potential to leach lead into food and that this cookware should not be…

In This Week’s Edition: FDA Seeks Food Date Labeling Info FDA and USDA are announcing a joint Request for Information (RFI) about food date labeling, which includes the use of terms such as “Sell By,” “Use By” and “Best By”. The RFI seeks information on industry practices and preferences for date labeling, research results on consumer perceptions…

In This Week’s Edition: FDA Food Code Supplement FDA has published the Supplement to the 2022 Food Code. The Supplement updates the 2022 Food Code with recommendations made by regulatory officials, industry, academia, and consumers at the 2023 Biennial Meeting of the Conference for Food Protection.  The Food Code and its Supplement provide government and industry with practical,…

In This Week’s Edition: FDA AAFCO Enforcement Policy FDA is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry #293 entitled “FDA Enforcement Policy for AAFCO-Defined Animal Feed Ingredients.” This communicates FDA’s enforcement policy regarding ingredients listed in chapter six of the 2024 AAFCO Official Publication after the Agency’s memorandum of understanding with AAFCO expired on October 1, 2024. FSIS Revises…

In This Week’s Edition: USDA Meat Retail Competition Report USDA has published an interim report that assesses competitive conditions in the meat retail industry. The report draws on over 1,600 comments received from the public in response to USDA requests for information, interviews with small, medium, and large meatpackers, distributors, retailers, academics, and farmer or advocacy organizations.…

In This Week’s Edition: FDA Streamlined Complaint Process FDA’s Human Foods Program (HFP) is announcing a new, streamlined approach for processing complaints, including whistleblower complaints, that will improve the Agency’s ability to detect and respond to problems related to FDA-regulated products and better protect public health. A complaint may be about an illness, injury, allergic reaction, or…

In This Week’s Edition: FSMA Agricultural Water; Produce Safety Rule FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption: What You Need to Know About the FDA Regulation: Small Entity Compliance Guide.” FDA is updating the small entity compliance guide to help…