Tag: FDA
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FDA Issues Guidance on Sodium Reduction for Food Producers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released guidance on limiting sodium in processed and packaged foods. “Limiting certain nutrients, such as sodium, in our diets plays a crucial role in preventing diseases like hypertension and cardiovascular disease that disproportionately impact racial and ethnic minority groups; these diseases often result in hundreds of thousands…
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FDA Releases Guidance on Food Contact Substance Notifications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released two guidance documents on food contact substance notifications, pertaining to toxicology recommendations and administrative processes. The food contact substance notification process is “the primary means by which FDA regulates food additives that are food contact substances (FCSs).” The guidance documents define a food contact substance as…
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FDA Releases Study on PFAS in Processed Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the results of a study on the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in processed foods, including baby foods. Out of 167 samples, three products had detectable levels of PFAS, the agency stated, and the amounts were not elevated to a level of concern. “Based on…
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Look Beyond the Label: How the FASTER Act Impacts Food Manufacturing
By Anna El-Zein and John Johnson III Sesame is the ninth Major Food Allergen with the passage of the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act (FASTER) Act on April 23, 2021. Starting on January 1, 2023, any food “introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce” must appropriately declare the presence of “sesame”…
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FDA Launches Food Traceability Challenge
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has “launched a challenge to spur the development of affordable, tech-enabled traceability tools to help protect people and animals from contaminated foods by enabling the rapid identification of their sources and helping remove them from the marketplace as quickly as possible.” The agency has asked “food technology solution…
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FDA Issues Compliance Guide on Aflatoxins
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a compliance policy guide on aflatoxins in human food. “Aflatoxins may occur in food as a result of mold growth in susceptible raw agricultural commodities,” the guide explains. “The growth of molds that produce aflatoxins is influenced by environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and extent…
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Bill on Mandatory Sesame Labeling Passes U.S. Legislature
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted 415-11 to pass the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021 (FASTER Act), a bill that will expand the definition of “major food allergen” to include sesame. The bipartisan bill, which passed the Senate in March 2021, will head to the White House for President…