…of new or novel food ingredients like this, the FDA should have oversight over pre-market safety evaluations for cell-based meat and poultry products. USDA has traditionally given input to the…
FDA Extends FSMA Compliance
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week it would extend its deadlines and inspection time frames for when certain-sized facilities should come into compliance with some Food Safety…
FDA to Consider Organic Labeling Claims
The Food and Drug Administration will apparently investigate labeling claims of organic products. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb took to Twitter this week, responding to a critical Wall Street Journal editorial,…
Senate Approves Roberts’ Efforts to Improve Access to New Drugs for Animals
…the bill is headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Roberts said in a statement that the legislation is “common sense,” allowing additional flexibilities for FDA to…
Farm Groups Appeal to Trump to Address Lab-Grown Meat Substitutes
…have caused a public disagreement regarding which agency has the authority to oversee the industry. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) insists that it should be the sole regulatory…
Almonds Don’t Lactate: FDA to Enforce Standards for Milk Labeling
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced that the agency will renew efforts to enforce standards for milk labeling. The dairy industry has been vocal in expressing…
FDA To Crackdown on Non-dairy Products Labeling
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told a Washington, D.C. event Tuesday the FDA will crack down on the use of the term “milk” for non-dairy products. As reported…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field on Regulatory Issues
…on the Department of Agriculture to assert its “proper oversight” of two emerging issues: laboratory-produced cultured protein and gene editing in livestock production. The comments came after the FDA seemed…
NCBA Comments on “Fake Meat” Oversight”
…NCBA does applaud the questions the FDA has asked regarding risks, hazards, and manufacturing methods of lab-grown meat products. “However, the appropriate agency to ask the questions under discussion today…
Enforcement of Labeling Regulations Critical
As the use of laboratory-based cell culture technologies to replicate naturally made foods continues to develop, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must first enforce its own existing regulations…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…in a lab. The FDA today hosts a public hearing to address regulatory oversight of cultured products that are engineered in a lab to look, smell and taste like real…
Source of Lettuce Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Identified
…E. coli that began to cause people to fall ill three months ago. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing to investigate how the irrigation water became contaminated…
FDA to Hold Fake Meat Public Meeting
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking public comment on fake meat, or foods produced using animal cell culture technology. The FDA will hold a public meeting next month to…
USDA and FDA Announce Key Step to Advance Collaborative Efforts to Streamline Produce Safety Requirements for Farmers
…FDA announced the alignment of the USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices Audit Program (USDA H-GAP) with the requirements of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act’s (FSMA’s) Produce Safety Rule. The…