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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Food Policy,Our Blog | March 1, 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working on a draft guidance document for labeling plant-based alternatives to animal-derived foods and needs industry input. Members of the industry are encouraged to read the proposed guidance and provide feedback based… read more
FDA Imposes Strict Requirements for Healthy Claim Used by Food Manufacturers
Food Policy,Our Blog | February 25, 2025
Food manufacturers have new healthy claim requirements to continue use of the phrase in their products. In an effort to fight misinformation and promote healthier lifestyles, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the existing requirements for food… read more
GAO Publishes Status of Foodborne Illness in the U.S. Study Results
Food Policy,Our Blog | February 18, 2025
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a study on the Status of Foodborne Illness in the United States to help identify what areas of focus the government can emphasize to achieve better outcomes. The study report makes excellent points…. read more
Food Policy,Our Blog | January 30, 2025
Both norovirus and hepatitis A virus contamination in berries has been a big problem in imported products lately. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hopes to solve this issue with a global prevention strategy. A strategy aimed at making… read more
FDA Wants Certain Nutritional Facts on the Front of Packages. Here’s Why!
Food Policy,Our Blog | January 23, 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a new change to nutritional facts label requirements. They want certain key information to appear on the front of packages. Why? To better inform the consumer. The thought process is to… read more
FDA Request for Information Announced from High-Protein Yogurt and Poppy Seed Industries
Food Policy,Our Blog | January 23, 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a request for information from two industries. Manufacturers of high-protein yogurt and those in the poppy seed industry (from agricultural to processors and distributors). What does that mean? And what are… read more
FDA Wants to Strengthen U.S. Infant Formula Market with Long-Term National Strategy
Food Policy,Our Blog | January 22, 2025
Following recent years’ infant formula market contamination events and subsequent vital product shortages, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking at the industry under a microscope. A long-term national strategy was recently announced aimed to “increase the resiliency… read more
FDA’s New Human Foods Program Went into Effect October 1st
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | November 2, 2024
The much anticipated unified Human Foods Program went into effect on October 1, 2024. With it comes big changes. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reorganization that has been three years in the making. While information about the proposed… read more
Congress Writes Letter to USDA Wanting Answers About Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | October 4, 2024
Members of Congress wrote a letter to USDA expressing concern over the agency’s response to the Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak. And they want answers. The general public does too. Because based on the questions asked, there were so many ways… read more
FDA Reorganizes Departments and Roles as New Unified Human Foods Program Roles Out This Fall
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | September 19, 2024
A new Unified Human Foods Program created within the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a pointed organization aimed to clean up the failures seen within the agency over the past few years. This move comes after an… read more