Category: Issue 492
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FDA Proposes Two Rules to Increase Imported Food Safety
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed two rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) for verifying foreign suppliers and accrediting third-party auditors. Part of the agency’s effort “to ensure that imported food meets the same safety standards as food produced in the United States,” the proposed rules would (i) require importers to verify “that their foreign suppliers…
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FDA Issues Final Rule for “Gluten-Free” Labeling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule defining the term “gluten-free” for voluntary food labeling. Among other things, the rule defines “gluten-free” to mean that a food does not contain (i) an ingredient that is a gluten-containing grain (e.g., spelt wheat); (ii) an ingredient derived from a gluten-containing grain that…
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Energy Drink Makers Testify Before Skeptical Senators
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation conducted a July 31, 2013, hearing to consider issues relating to the purported marketing of energy drinks to children and the alleged adverse health effects attributed to the use of products with elevated levels of caffeine and other stimulants. Among those testifying were Red Bull North…