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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will hold four one-day public meetings to discuss the recently published...
Nov 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued one draft and one final guidance on various topics related to the two final rules...
Please see the statement below from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Among those in Hurricane Michael’s path in the...
Oct 11, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The following statement is from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D: The FDA is issuing a request...
Sep 27, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the following statement on September 6, 2018 from DA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb,...
Sep 10, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
During the Conference for Food Protection’s (CFP’s) Biennial Meeting, Issues are submitted for vetting and then approved by the...
Sep 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule to extend the compliance dates for updating the Nutrition Facts and...
Jun 01, 2018 | Amy Chang
CDC’s Division for Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2018 funds to implement...
May 14, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
As of Monday, May 7, 2018, calorie counts on chain restaurant menus are now mandatory. See the FDA’s statement below: May 7,...
May 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will hold four one-day public meetings to discuss the recently published draft guidance created to help farmers meet the requirements of the Produce Safety Rule. The draft guidance, entitled “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption: Draft Guidance for […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued one draft and one final guidance on various topics related to the two final rules updating the Nutrition Facts label. The first guidance, which is draft, “Food Labeling: Serving Sizes of Foods That Can Reasonably Be Consumed At One Eating Occasion, Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed, Serving Size-Related […]
Please see the statement below from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Among those in Hurricane Michael’s path in the Southeast U.S. are farmers and their fields of crops grown for human consumption. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has several resources to help growers who may be […]
The following statement is from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D: The FDA is issuing a request for information as it examines its approach to the use of dairy food names like “milk,” “cheese,” or “yogurt” in the labeling of plant-based foods and beverages. Earlier this year, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the following statement on September 6, 2018 from DA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.: Advancing better nutrition is one of my top priorities and implementing the update to the iconic Nutrition Facts label—the first overhaul in 20 years–is a key part of that commitment. We’re already seeing the […]
During the Conference for Food Protection’s (CFP’s) Biennial Meeting, Issues are submitted for vetting and then approved by the Assembly of State Delegates. Within 45 days of the conference, these recommendations, which often suggest changes to the Food Code and its Annexes, are sent in a letter to FDA. FDA is expected to provide a […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule to extend the compliance dates for updating the Nutrition Facts and Supplemental Facts labels. For manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual food sales, the new compliance dates is January 1, 2020. Manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales have […]
CDC’s Division for Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2018 funds to implement CDC-RFA-DP18-1813: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH). This 5-year program will improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease,...
As of Monday, May 7, 2018, calorie counts on chain restaurant menus are now mandatory. See the FDA’s statement below: May 7, 2018 is the compliance date for the menu labeling final rule. On this date, consumers will have access to calorie and nutrition information in certain chain establishments covered by the rule. The menu […]
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