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AFIA Applauded FSMA Exemption Proposal

–> Posted July 2, 2014 The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) submitted comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

FDA Issued Nanotechnology Guidelines

Posted June 26, 2014 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued three final guidances and one draft guidance that provide...

FSMA Implementation Teleconference Scheduled

Posted June 26, 2014 A Produce Safety Alliance teleconference, along with staff from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will...

Agriculture Research Boards Begins Search for Directors

Posted June 24, 2014 Board of directors to be named for the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, which was...

Maine Farmer Lost Appeal to Sell Raw Milk Without License

Posted June 19, 2014   A Blue Hill farmer, Dan Brown, lost an appeal to sell raw milk without a state...

FDA Confirmed Expanded Use of Spirulina Extract

Posted June 12, 2014   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed the final rule that amended the color additive regulations...

FDA Announces Availability of Final Guidance for Eligible Infant Formulas

Posted June 11, 2014   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of a final guidance, which describes the...

FDA Issued Interim Final Rule for Infant Formulas

Posted June 11, 2014   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule that adopted the interim final rule...

FDA Filed Rule to Eliminate PHOs in Food Products

Posted June 10, 2014   On May 30, in a meeting with the Office of Management and Budget, the American Bakers...

USDA Approves Funding To Fight PEDv

Posted June 9, 2014   The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $26.2 million fund to fight porcine epidemic...

Final Judgment Issued on Preserved Mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China

Posted June 5, 2014   The U.S. Court of International Trade issued final judgment in Blue Field (Sichuan) Food Indus. Co.,...

Iowa Company Fined $6.8 Million for Rotten Eggs

Posted June 3, 2014   An Iowa company has agreed to pay $6.8 million in fines for crimes that include the...

Committee Approved 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Posted June 2, 2014   On Thursday, the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill on a...

FDA Implementing Administrative Authority to Detain Adulterated or Misbranded Items

Posted May 30, 2014   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is implementing administrative detention authority with respect to drugs intended...

USDA Sued Over Drug-Resistant Salmonella in Meat

Posted May 29, 2014   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accused of failing to protect consumers by allowing the...

SD Supreme Court Allows “Pink Slime” Lawsuit to Proceed

Posted May 27, 2014   The South Dakota Supreme Court recently denied a petition by ABC News and other defendants to...

FDA Asked to Extend Comment Period for FSMA Rule

Posted May 23, 2014 On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an additional 60 days for public comment...

Tulsa Reconsiders Ordinance Amendment for Food Truck Owners

Posted May 23, 2014   An ordinance amendment which could affect the distance that food trucks would have to operate from...

Groups ask FDA to Extend Comment Period for FSMA Rule

Posted May 20, 2014   Produce and transportation industry groups have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend...

WHO Releases Report on Antimicrobial Resistance

Posted May 15, 2014   The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a report on global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) concluding that...