Category: Issue 626
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FTC Issues Agenda for PrivacyCon 2017
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) second public forum targeting the privacy and security implications of emerging technologies will cover topics that include (i) the Internet of Things and big data, (ii) mobile privacy, (iii) consumer privacy expectations, (iv) online behavioral advertising, and (v) information security. Slated for January 12, 2017, at the FTC’s Constitution Center…
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USDA Revises Thinking About Date Labeling
Citing the need to help curb food loss and waste, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced new guidance that encourages food manufacturers and retailers to use the phrase “Best if Used by” on date labeling. Infant formula is the only product currently subject to mandatory date labeling under federal…
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FDA Issues Guidance on the Use of Fruit and Vegetable Juices as Color Additives
Responding to food manufacturers’ requests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published industry guidance to clarify when fruit and vegetable juices “may be used as color additives for foods without additional premarket review and approval from the agency under its color additive petition process.” Under current regulations, the agency provides that “the safety…
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FDA Denies CSPI Petition for Vibrio Performance Standard in Shellfish
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has denied a February 9, 2012, petition filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) that requested “a performance standard of non-detectable as determined by the best available method of detection for Vibrio vulnificus in molluscan shellfish intended for raw or processed raw consumption.” Citing…