Food Industry Regulatory Update – October 15, 2021

In This Week’s Edition: FDA Issues Guidance for Voluntarily Reducing Sodium in Processed and Packaged Foods FDA Encourages Food and Agriculture Workers to Get Vaccinated Against Flu and COVID-19 Walnuts Grown in California; Continuance Referendum FSIS Revises Directive on Import Reinspection of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products FSIS Revises Directive on Procedures for Domestic Condition…

Food Industry Regulatory Update – October 1, 2021

In This Week’s Edition: USDA Announces $3 Billion Investment in Agriculture, Animal Health, and Nutrition; Unveils New Climate Partnership Initiative, Requests Public Input FDA Sunscreen Rules Update FDA CORE Outbreak Investigation Status Update FSIS Releases Foreign Audit Report on Italy FSIS Notice on New Sanitation Requirements for Egg Plants USDA Announces Key Staff Appointments FSIS…

Food Industry Regulatory Update August 6, 2021

In this Week’s Edition: FDA Issues Letter to Industry on Fluorinated Polyethylene Food Contact Containers FDA Compliance Date for the Final Rule on Gluten-Free Labeling of Fermented and Hydrolyzed Foods Approaching USDA General Counsel Confirmed National Organic Program Renews Exemptions for Substances FSIS Updates Directive for Verification Activities for High Pressure Processing, Irradiation and Microwave…

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…