Category: FDA
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FDA Reopens Comment Period for BSE-Related Rule
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reopened the comment period for its 2005 interim final rule on the “Use of Materials Derived From Cattle in Human Food and Cosmetics,” which prohibited the use of certain cow components to prevent the potential risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in human food and cosmetics. The interim final…
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FDA Responds to Concerns About Piecemeal Release of Proposed FSMA Rules
According to a news source, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has released for public comment just two of five major proposed rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), will allow the public to comment on all of them once they have all been made available. FDA spokesperson Shelly Burgess said, “We…
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FDA Seeks Comments on Pilot Projects to Improve Supply Chain Product Tracing
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released for public comment a report on pilot projects established under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) “with the food industry to explore and evaluate methods for rapid and effective tracking and tracing of foods.” The report includes the recommendations of the Institute of Food Technologies, the agency’s project…
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FDA Rule Targets Substances Approved for Use in Meat and Poultry Production
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a final rule, effective May 6, 2013, that amends federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations to remove sodium benzoate, sodium propionate and benzoic acid from the list of substances prohibited for use in meat or poultry products. According to FSIS, after considering the comments and…
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Veterinary Drug Residues in Food
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the availability of revised draft guidance related to the evaluation and safety of veterinary drug residues in human food. Both sets of guidance are part of the agency’s efforts under the Registration of Veterinary Medicinal Products to harmonize technical requirements for the approval of veterinary medical products…
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FDA Publishes International Food Safety Plan
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its “International Food Safety Capacity-Building Plan,” which aims to enhance “the food safety capacity of countries that export food to the United States.” As directed by the Food Safety Modernization Act, the plan provides direction on how FDA can (i) “expand the technical, scientific, and regulatory capacity…
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FDA Extends Comment Deadline on Proposed Hazard Analysis, Produce Safety Rules
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the comment periods on two proposed rules related to foodborne illness prevention and produce safety that appeared in the Federal Register on January 16, 2013. In response to a request for a 90-day extension, the agency has increased until May 16, 2013, the comment periods for the…
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FDA Seeks Comments on Sweeteners in Flavored Milk
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) have filed a petition requesting that the agency amend the standard of identity for milk and 17 other dairy products “to provide for the use of any safe and suitable sweetener as an…