…future. The U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture (USDA) recently came to an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding which agency will have regulatory responsibilities. The…
New Labeling Allows Romaine Lettuce Back on Shelves
…Administration announced late Monday that they now suggest retailers can again sell romaine lettuce that has new labeling which identifies growing region and harvest dates. The FDA said anything outside…
E. coli Investigation and Warning Fallout Continues
…October and major growers like Taylor Farms had social media campaigns saying this was a voluntary recall and they stand by their product and it’s safety. Federal Drug Administration (FDA)…
FDA Extends Milk Labeling Comment Period
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has once again extended the deadline to submit comments on labeling requirements for plant-based beverages. Back in July FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced…
Cell-Cultured Meat Products to Be Regulated by Both USDA and FDA
…both the FDA’s experience regulating cell-culture technology and living biosystems and the USDA’s expertise in regulating livestock and poultry products for human consumption. USDA and FDA are confident that this…
Results From Romaine E. coli Outbreak Investigation
…have been the culprit. Although there is no certainty to the findings, the final FDA report stated that a three and a half mile stretch of canal in Yuma County…
Federal Agencies Combine Resources for Food Waste Initiative
…U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The goal is to increase cooperation and communication between federal agencies in efforts to lower the amount of food that gets wasted. “An unacceptable…
USDA/FDA Meeting on What to Call Cell-Cultured Meat
Politico says a recent two-day joint USDA/FDA public gathering on cell-cultured food technology boiled down to a simple question. If it looks like meat and tastes like meat, can you…
NCC Says USDA Must Take Part in Regulation of Cell-Cultured Meat Products
…in a manner that is not false or misleading. “FDA also may have additional expertise to fill a role in regulating these products,” Peterson noted. “FDA has long ensured that…
NCBA to Reiterate Unwavering Support for USDA Oversight of Lab-Grown Fake Meat
…meeting on lab-grown fake meat. The public meeting, hosted jointly by USDA and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), takes place October 23-24. The meeting agenda lists a wide range…
FDA Proposes New Food Recall Guidelines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft of new food recall guidelines that will revise when retail information is released in the event of a food…
Farm Groups Keep Pressure On to Formalize Meat Definition
…definition of protein products that don’t come from livestock and are currently labeled as cell-cultured “meat.” The industry website Meating Place Dot Com says the group wants the FDA to…
NMPF Mulhern on FDA Request for Comments on Dairy Food Labeling
“We welcome the public comment request announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that we hope will finally curtail the misleading labeling practices of plant-based foods imitating real…
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on Modernizing Standards of Identity and the use of Dairy Names for Plant-Based Substitutes
…characteristics and nutritional integrity of key food products. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. The wide variety of plant-based foods that are being positioned in the marketplace as substitutes for standardized…