Category: Legislation, Regulations and Standards
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FSIS Partially Grants CSPI Petition on Nitrites
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has partially granted a petition filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) about the use of “No Nitrate or Nitrite Added” and “Uncured” on labels for “products that have been processed using any source of nitrates or nitrites.” FSIS indicated…
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FDA Issues Final Guidance on Potassium Chloride Labeling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance on the use of potassium chloride on food labels. The guidance advises “food manufacturers of its intent to exercise enforcement discretion for the name ‘potassium salt’ in the ingredient statement on food labels as an alternative to ‘potassium chloride’ to better inform consumers that…
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FDA Warns Frito-Lay About Allergen Labeling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned Frito-Lay Inc. about “serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation” because its investigators found potato chips to be misbranded “in that the finished product labels did not declare a major food allergen (milk)” in addition…
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Lab-Grown Meat Approved in Singapore
Singapore has reportedly approved for sale a lab-grown meat product to be sold as “cultured chicken.” The product, created by Eat Just, has been approved for use in chicken nuggets following a safety assessment submitted to the Singapore Food Agency’s “novel food” working group. The cultured chicken will reportedly sell for a price comparable to…
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ASA Upholds Complaint Against BrewDog Ad
The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against BrewDog Beer for a print ad and an outdoor poster ad that displayed “F–k You CO2. Brewdog Beer Is Now Carbon Negative” with the dashes obscured by a can of beer. ASA found that the poster ad “had been placed in accordance with guidelines…
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FDA Issues Guidance on Sesame Labeling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance “encouraging food manufacturers to voluntarily declare sesame in the ingredient list on food labels.” The guidance notes that “sesame can, in some circumstances (such as when ground and used in a spice blend), be declared in an ingredient statement as simply ‘spice’ or ‘flavor,’…
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New York Proposes Cannabinoid Regulations
The New York State Department of Health released proposed regulations that would govern cannabinoid hemp products. The regulations would establish licensing for cannabinoid hemp extractors, manufacturers and retailers and set limits on products permitted to be sold at retail. Food products would be limited at 25 mg of cannabinoids, and all cannabinoid hemp products would…
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New Jersey Passes Ban on Single-Use Plastic, Paper Bags
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has reportedly signed a law banning single-use plastic and paper bags and imposing limits on other food containers and straws. Effective May 2022, the law will ban the use of polystyrene food and drink containers, and single-use plastic straws may only be provided upon request beginning in November 2021. Some…