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Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Requirements

With the first major compliance date that arrived on January 28, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided information...

Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • Nutrition and Menu Labeling Updates

    Last April, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the delay of an Obama administration menu labeling rule requiring...

    Jan 05, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?

    The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity,...

    Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain

  • Proposed Extension for Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label Final Rule

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the compliance date for the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label Final...

    Oct 04, 2017 | Amy Chang

    • Press Release, Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Issues 2017 Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the 2017 edition of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards), which define the key elements of an effective retail food regulatory program for state, local, tribal, and territorial food regulatory agencies. The Retail Program Standards provide recommendations for designing and managing these retail...

    Mar 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Press Release, Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Releases Guidance on Fiber and Several Other Key Issues

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released several guidance documents related to the Nutrition Facts label final rule, including a final guidance explaining how the FDA evaluates the scientific evidence supporting citizen petitions to add certain isolated or synthetic non-digestible carbohydrates to the regulatory definition of dietary fiber. This final science review guidance will...

    Mar 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    FDA Launches Catalog of Food Safety, Nutrition, and Cosmetic Safety Education Materials

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) redesigned its Education Resource Library, which now includes nearly 300 publications and videos covering food safety, nutrition, cosmetic safety, dietary supplements, and industry information, including food defense. The Education Resource Library catalog makes CFSAN’s public health...

    Feb 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Hazards & Health Effects

    Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Lead Exposure and Prevention Advisory Committee (LEPAC)

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is soliciting nominations for membership on the Lead Exposure and Prevention Advisory Committee (LEPAC). The LEPAC consists of 15 Federal and non-Federal experts in fields associated with lead screening, the prevention of lead exposure, and services for individuals and communities affected by lead exposure. Nominations are being […]

    Feb 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

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    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month: The Importance of Maternal Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month, held in February, is a worldwide observance to promote awareness of infections transmitted from mother to baby. Prenatal infections include bacterial or viral illnesses that can be passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or during the delivery process. The incidence of prenatal infection depends on the causative […]

    Feb 15, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

    Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Requirements

    With the first major compliance date that arrived on January 28, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided information on the next steps of implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rule, “Standards for Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption”. The information is framed in a conversation with Samir, […]

    Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Nutrition and Menu Labeling Updates

    Last April, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the delay of an Obama administration menu labeling rule requiring establishments that have 20 or more locations that serve warm food to display nutrition information for consumers. The agency has since announced its intent to implement and enforce the rule beginning in May 2018. NACCHO and […]

    Jan 05, 2018 | Amy Chang

    World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?

    The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity, environmental and occupational health, and more. Regardless of how well-established agriculture is within the United States, climate change poses a serious threat to food systems and the people who rely on them. Unusual rain […]

    Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain

    Proposed Extension for Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label Final Rule

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the compliance date for the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label Final Rule to January, 1, 2020. This extension will give food manufacturers an extra 18 to 30 months to comply to the revised Nutrition Facts, Supplement Facts and Serving Size labels on their products. While the food […]

    Oct 04, 2017 | Amy Chang

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