In This Week’s Edition: FDA Restructuring Human Foods Program FDA Commisioner Robert M. Califf, M.D. announced a restructuring of the FDA Human Foods Program. The proposal would create a Human Foods Program under a single leader who reports directly to the Commissioner. Under the plan, the functions of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN),…
In This Week’s Edition: FDA Responds to Petition Related to CBD and Dietary Supplements FDA denied the requests in three citizen petitions, from the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, the Council for Responsible Nutrition, and the Natural Products Association, that FDA issue a regulation that would allow cannabidiol (CBD) products to be marketed as dietary supplements. Such a…
In This Week’s Edition: USDA Organic Regulations: USDA Proposes Rule to Require Importers of Organics to be Certified and Have Written Program The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service has proposed a rule overhauling the organic regulations. The proposed USDA organic regulations would require verification activities throughout the supply chain. The proposed rule is available here. Members of…
In This Week’s Edition: FDA Publishes Final FSVP Guidance The final guidance is available here. The guidance provides additional information on the definition of FSVP importer among other things. FSA Final Rule on Pandemic Assistance Programs Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs The FSA final rule announces Phase 2 of the Emergency Relief Program, which provides assistance to producers who suffered…
In This Week’s Edition: Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Vitamin D3 FDA is amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in breakfast cereals and grain-based bars (e.g., breakfast bars, granola bars, rice cereal bars), and to update the reference for the Vitamin D3…
In This Week’s Edition: Best Practices for Convening a GRAS Panel; Guidance for Industry; Availability FDA is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled “Best Practices for Convening a GRAS Panel.” This guidance document is intended for any person who is responsible for a conclusion that a substance may be used in food on the basis of the…
In This Week’s Edition: Notice of Proposed Revision to Requirements for the Importation of Grapes From Chile Into the United States USDA is extending the comment period for a notice of availability of a pest risk assessment and a commodity import evaluation document that USDA has prepared relative to the importation into the United States of fresh table grapes from…
In This Week’s Edition: FSIS Publishes Enforcement Directive on Verifying the Implementation of the 2021 Cooking Guideline and Stabilization Guideline FSIS has issued a notice providing instructions to inspection program personnel (IPP) on how to verify that establishments are using the revised 2021 versions of FSIS Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products and FSIS Stabilization Guideline…
In This Week’s Edition: FDA Warns Companies for Illegally Selling Food and Beverage Products that Contain CBD FDA Issues Guidance on Food Allergen Labeling Requirements Expansion of FSIS Testing for E. coli to Additional Raw Beef Products Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Meeting Announced Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Definition of Term “Healthy”…
In This Week’s Edition: FDA Completes First Pre-Market Consultation of a Human Food Made from Cultured Animal Cells FDA Releases Draft Amended Environmental Assessment for AquAdvantage Salmon and Announces Virtual Public Meeting CFSAN Director Speaks on Infant Formula Issues SNAP Rule on Interstate Data Matching Effective Date Extended Expansion of FSIS Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli…