Category: Legislation, Regulations and Standards
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FDA Issues Guidance on Allulose, Seeks Comments on Non-Traditional Sugars
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance on the declaration of allulose in food. “The guidance describes FDA’s views on the declaration of allulose on Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels and the caloric content of allulose,” according to the announcement. “The guidance also announces our intent to exercise enforcement discretion…
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Meat, Cultured Meat Groups Jointly Send USDA Letter
The National American Meat Institute and the Alliance for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation have urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to seek more information on cultured or cell-based meat and poultry products. The organizations recommend that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to obtain information about…
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“Veggie Burgers” Approved But “Vegan Cheese” Banned in EU
The European Parliament has reportedly voted against a ban on the use of meat terms for plant-based alternatives to meat, allowing words such as “burger,” “steak” and “sausage” to be used on the packaging for plant-based foods, while passing a measure to ban the use of dairy terms on alternatives to dairy foods, such as…
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FDA Announces Voluntary Pilot Program for FSMA Rules
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a voluntary pilot program that will assess third-party food safety audit standards for the Preventive Controls for Human Food and Produce Safety requirements set forth under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The agency also released a guidance document with further information about the program. “We…
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FDA Finds Milk Allergens in Dark Chocolate Samples
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the results of a study examining 52 dark chocolate products, determining that four of the products had potentially hazardous levels of milk allergens. “The agency found the 12 samples from the four products to have milk allergen levels ranging from 600 ppm to 3,100 ppm,” the…
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USDA Denies Veal Group’s Petition on Regulatory Definitions
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has responded to a petition submitted by the American Veal Association aiming to establish “a regulatory definition for veal and other immature cattle that reflects established industry practices.” The petition included a proposed definition and suggested subcategories for “milk-fed…
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FDA to Hold Meetings on Proposed Traceability Records Requirements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will host three virtual public meetings to discuss the proposal of additional traceability records required for high-risk foods. All three meetings “will cover the same agenda items and are intended to facilitate and support the public’s evaluation and commenting process.” The meetings will be held November 6, November 18…
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APHIS to Amend National Poultry Improvement Plan
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced that it will amend regulations governing the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP). The amendments “establish a U.S. Newcastle Disease Clean program within the NPIP, create an NPIP subpart specific to game birds, revise testing requirements, and clarify existing provisions of the…