Posts Tagged ‘USDA’
Food Industry Regulatory Update September 20, 2024
In This Week’s Edition: Pasta Antidumping Duties The ITC has extended the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain pasta from Italy and Turkey on the basis that revocation of the duties would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable…
Read MoreFood Industry Regulatory Update September 13, 2024
In This Week’s Edition: FSIS Animal Raising Labeling Claims FSIS is announcing the availability of an updated version of its guideline on documentation needed to support animal-raising or environment-related claims on meat or poultry product labeling. Official establishments submit this documentation to the Agency when they apply for approval of labels with animal-raising or environment-related claims. The…
Read MoreFood Industry Regulatory Update August 23, 2024
In This Week’s Edition: Food Chemical Post Market Assessment FDA has posted materials for the public meeting on the Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for FDA’s Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food. The materials include the meeting agenda, information on how to submit comments, and the discussion paper on the development of an enhanced systematic process…
Read MoreFood Industry Regulatory Update July 26, 2024
In This Week’s Edition: Microplastics in Food; New FDA Webpage See FDA’s updated webpage for infromation on microplastics and nanoplastics in foods here. FDA Releases Summary Report on Fresh Herbs Sampling for Microbiological Hazards FDA released findings from a sampling assignment that collected and tested both domestic and imported fresh basil, cilantro, and parsley. The assignment sought to…
Read MoreFood Industry Regulatory Update July 19, 2024
In This Week’s Edition: FDA Bans Use of Brominated Vegetable Oil FDA is amending their regulations to revoke the authorization for the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food. This action is being taken because there is no longer a reasonable certainty of no harm from the continued use of BVO in food. Specifically, the final rule revokes the…
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