Category: FDA
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FDA Reopens Comment Period on Draft Evaporated Cane Juice Guidance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reopened the comment period on its draft industry guidance titled “Ingredients Declared as Evaporated Cane Juice” on food labels. First published for comments in October 2009, the draft guidance advises industry of “FDA’s view that the common or usual name for the solid or dried form of…
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Agency Reportedly Lacks Resources to Implement FSMA
Testifying before the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on February 5, 2014, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine Michael Taylor said that, while the agency has enough resources to issue the final rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), it lacks the resources to implement…
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FDA Seeks Comments on Draft Approach for Designating High-Risk Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a request for comments, scientific data and other information to help the agency develop its process for designating high-risk foods. Required under the Food Safety Modernization Act to designate high-risk foods for which additional recordkeeping requirements are appropriate and necessary in order to “rapidly and effectively…
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FDA Proposes Rule to Prevent Contamination During Food Transport
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a rule that would require certain shippers, receivers and carriers that transport food by motor or rail vehicles to take steps to prevent the contamination of human and animal food during transportation. Noting that the proposed rule will “help reduce the likelihood of conditions during transportation…
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NRDC Report Claims FDA Allowed Harmful Antibiotics in Feed Additives
A recently released Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) report suggests that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed 30 potentially harmful antibiotic additives to remain approved for use in food animals (cows, pigs and chickens), even though the agency’s own scientists found that “none of these products would likely be approvable as new…
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FDA Schedules Additional Meetings on Proposed FSMA Rule to Address Intentional Food Adulteration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced two additional public meetings, February 27, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois, and March 13 in Anaheim, California, to discuss the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) proposed rule for “Focused Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration.” The meetings are the second and third in a series…
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FDA Guidance Differentiates Liquid Dietary Supplements from Beverages
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two final guidance documents for industry on distinguishing liquid dietary supplements from beverages. Titled “Distinguishing Liquid Dietary Supplements From Beverages” and “Considerations Regarding Substances Added to Foods, Including Beverages and Dietary Supplements,” the documents update 2009 draft guidance intended “to help dietary supplement and beverage manufacturers…
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FDA to Discuss Protecting Food Against Intentional Adulteration
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a public meeting on February 20, 2014, in College Park, Maryland, to “discuss its proposed rule to require domestic and foreign food facilities that are required to register under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) to address hazards that may be intentionally…