Category: FDA
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FDA Extends Comment Period for Draft Risk Profile on Pathogens and Filth in Spices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended until March 3, 2014, the period for submission of comments, scientific data and other information related to its draft document titled, “Draft Risk Profile on Pathogens and Filth in Spices.” Originally published in the November 4, 2013, Federal Register, the draft risk profile identifies the most commonly…
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Intentional Food Adulteration Rule Proposed
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a rule that will implement those provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act addressing “hazards that may be intentionally introduced by acts of terrorism.” Under the rule, domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold food would be required to register and implement certain…
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FDA Announces Plans to Curtail Antibiotic Use in Farm Animals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to phase out the use of certain antibiotics in food animals as part of its effort to reserve medically important drugs for the treatment of human infection. Noting that voluntary participation “is the fastest, most efficient way to make these changes,” the agency will partner…
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FDA Changes References in Food Additive Regulations
In response to a petition filed by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule that amends select food-additive regulations referring to “food-grade specifications from prior editions of the Food Chemicals Codes (FCC) to incorporate by reference food-grade specifications from the FCC 7th Edition.” The rule took…
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FDA Extends Comment Periods for Proposed FSMA Rules
Due to the recent government shutdown, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the public comment period for several proposed rules related to the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA has extended the deadline for comments on (i) “Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Rule:…
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FDA Issues Second FERN Report
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued the “Second BiennialReport to Congress on the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN)” as required under Section 202(b) of the Food Safety Modernization Act. Administered by FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), “FERN is an integrated, secure laboratory system for…
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Center for Food Safety Asks FDA for Stronger Protections from Arsenic
In response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s request for comments on its “Draft Guidance for Industry on Arsenic in Apple Juice: Action Level,” the Center for Food Safety (CFS) has asked the agency to “limit the public’s exposure to arsenic through a new regulatory strategy that recognizes the prevalence of arsenic in the…
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FDA Seeks Comments on Standards for Anti-Salmonella Chemical Food Additives
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a request for comments on proposed revisions to its “Guidance for Industry: Studies to Evaluate the Utility of Anti-Salmonella Chemical Food Additives in Feeds.” With the aim of helping sponsors design efficacy studies to support the submission of food additive petitions (FAPs) related to preventing Salmonella…