On March 4, 2015, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it was withdrawing its proposed rule relating to the importation and interstate movement of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and will be crafting an alternative regulatory regime. They will holding a series of webinars in upcoming months on the issue. Information on the webinars…
DetailsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that they will be holding a national meeting regarding the beginning of their implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The meeting will be held in Washington, DC, from April 23-24, 2015. More details on the meeting may be found here. Please contact Erik Lieberman…
DetailsOn February 12, 2015, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released guidance to help importers of record, customs brokers, and Official Import Inspection Establishment management understand and comply with the prior notification requirements. The guidance also explains regulatory actions taken when products fail to present (FTP) for…
DetailsOn February 3, 2015, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a notice to inspection program personnel (IPP) to make them aware of the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) final rule on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) published in the Federal Register on May 24, 2013, which requires…
DetailsOn December 1, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final regulation in the Federal Register requiring businesses who own or operate 20 or more vending machines to provide calorie declarations for certain foods sold from the vending machines. Calorie declarations must be clear and conspicuous and be on the machine itself…
DetailsRegulatory Alert: Final Rule on Labeling of Added Solutions in Raw Meat and Poultry; Compliance Required January 1, 2016 On December 31, 2014, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a final rule requiring the use of descriptive designations as part of the product name on the…
DetailsAll U.S. and foreign facilities that process, pack or hold food for consumption in the United States are required to be registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Foreign facilities are required to appoint an agent in the U.S. as a point of contact for FDA. In 2011, the Food Safety Modernization Act…
DetailsFSIS Directive 7120.1, Rev. 23, Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat, Poultry and Egg Products Posted From FSIS: On Dec. 8, 2014, FSIS Directive 7120.1, Rev. 23, Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat, Poultry and Egg Products, was issued. The directive is revised monthly to reflect updates…
DetailsFSIS FY2015 Sampling Plan Available From the Food Safety and Inspection Service: Today, FSIS posted its Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Annual Sampling Plan that lays out the agency’s intended sampling activities. This plan continues a tradition, started by FSIS in 2012, of providing greater transparency on how the agency conducts sampling activities and manages its…
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