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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Food Industry Regulatory Update April 23, 2021

In this Week’s Edition: FSIS Updates Lab Testing Criteria for E. coli USDA Extends Universal Free Lunch Program Through 2021-22 School Year FDA New Era of Smarter Food Safety Podcast Robert Bonnie Nominated to Serve as USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation AMS Announces User Fees for 2021-22 AMS Seeks Comments on Wheat Standards…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update April 16, 2021

In this Week’s Edition: FDA Advises Companies Regarding Inadvertent Presence of Low Levels of Certain Genetically Engineered Canola Seeds USDA Boosts Food Assistance for Homeless Young Adults Seeking Refuge in Shelters FSIS Publishes Study on Effects of Antimicrobial Interventions on Indicator Organisms during Beef Carcass Dressing FSIS Posts Microbiological Sampling Results Data Vilsack Speaks on…

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Food Industry Regulatory Update April 2, 2021

In this Week’s Edition: FDA Postpones DUNS Number Requirement for Food Facility Registration Update on “Real Water” Hepatitis Outbreak USDA Names Oscar Gonzalez as Assistant Secretary for Administration USDA Releases Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda AMS Seeking Nominations for National Organic Standards Board USDA Extends Emergency SNAP Benefits FDA Color Additive Certification Report FSIS Updates List of…

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