Sep 28 2020 
USDA Releases Roadmap to Address Salmonella
Source: USDA FSIS
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have released a plan to decrease Salmonella, one of the leading causes of foodborne illnesses. The Roadmap to Reducing Salmonella: Driving Change through Science-Based Policy outlines programs and policies that are science-based, data-driven, […]
May 04 2020 
USDA Announces $ 18.4M Available for 2019 Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives
Source: USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced $18.4 million in funding for the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives to support dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing and distribution of dairy products through direct technical assistance and grants to dairy businesses. The initiatives are led by the University of […]
Mar 23 2020 
Now Introducing: FDA’s New Nutrition Facts Label
Source: FDA
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Have you heard? The Nutrition Facts label has a fresh new look! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the Nutrition Facts label on packaged foods and drinks. This major update to the label, the first in over 20 years, is based on updated scientific information and input […]
Mar 16 2020 
FDA Launches New Campaign to Help Consumers Use the New Nutrition Facts Label
Source: FDA
SILVER SPRING, Md. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched an initiative to help consumers use the new Nutrition Facts label that appears on packaged foods to maintain healthy dietary practices. The campaign with the tagline “What’s In It For You?” aims to reach the general public and also focuses on consumers […]
Feb 03 2020 
Dairy Farmers Applaud Letter to FDA Urging Action on Milk Labeling Issue
Source: American Dairy Coalition
The American Dairy Coalition applauds the leadership of Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jim Risch (R-ID), both of whom are pushing back on the misuse of dairy terms on non-dairy products. In a bi-partisan letter to the newly appointed Commissioner of the FDA, they urge the FDA to uphold existing rules that […]
Jan 06 2020 FDA Reopens Comment Period on Use of Ultrafiltered Milk in Certain Cheeses
Source: FDA Dairy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reopening the comment period on its proposed rule that would allow the use of fluid ultrafiltered (UF) milk in the manufacture of certain cheeses and related cheese products. The agency is reopening the comment period to solicit any new information on current industry practices regarding the […]
Oct 14 2019 FDA Publishes List of Records Required Under FSVP
Source: FDA
The Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) final rule, established through the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), requires importers to verify that the food they are importing into the United States has been produced in a manner that meets applicable U.S. food safety standards.
To do this, importers are required to develop, implement, and maintain […]
Sep 03 2019 FDA Announces Public Meeting to Discuss Modernizing Food Standards of Identity
Source: FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it will hold a public meeting on September 27, 2019, to give interested parties an opportunity to discuss FDA’s effort to modernize food standards of identity and to provide information about changes the FDA could make to existing standards of identity. FDA is particularly interested in […]
