Food Policy

The FDA Wants to Standardize Labeling for Plant-Based Alternatives to Animal-Derived Foods and Needs Industry Input

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working on a draft guidance document for labeling plant-based alternatives to animal-derived…

3 weeks ago

FDA Imposes Strict Requirements for Healthy Claim Used by Food Manufacturers

Food manufacturers have new healthy claim requirements to continue use of the phrase in their products. In an effort to…

4 weeks ago

GAO Publishes Status of Foodborne Illness in the U.S. Study Results

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a study on the Status of Foodborne Illness in the United States to…

1 month ago

FDA Hopes to Prevent Norovirus and Hepatitis A Virus Contamination in Berries Through Global Prevention Strategy

Both norovirus and hepatitis A virus contamination in berries has been a big problem in imported products lately. The U.S.…

2 months ago

FDA Wants Certain Nutritional Facts on the Front of Packages. Here’s Why!

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a new change to nutritional factsrequirements. They want certain…

2 months ago

FDA Request for Information Announced from High-Protein Yogurt and Poppy Seed Industries

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a request for information from two industries. Manufacturers of high-protein yogurt…

2 months ago

FDA Wants to Strengthen U.S. Infant Formula Market with Long-Term National Strategy

Following recent years’ infant formula market contamination events and subsequent vital product shortages, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

2 months ago

FDA’s New Human Foods Program Went into Effect October 1st

The much anticipated unified Human Foods Program went into effect on October 1, 2024. With it comes big changes. A…

5 months ago

Congress Writes Letter to USDA Wanting Answers About Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak

Members of Congress wrote a letter to USDA expressing concern over the agency’s response to the Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak.…

6 months ago

FDA Reorganizes Departments and Roles as New Unified Human Foods Program Roles Out This Fall

A new Unified Human Foods Program created within the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a pointed organization…

6 months ago