FDA finished reviewing how it evaluates the harmful effects of chemicals in foods, cosmetics, supplements, animal feed and veterinary drugs, and says it will strengthen internal processes. Staff interviews, stakeholder sessions and four outside experts fed the review.
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Can a Dietary Supplement Treat a Concussion? No!
FDA warns that supplements marketed to prevent, treat or cure concussions are not backed by evidence and is sending warning letters to the firms selling them. National health fraud coordinator Gary Coody says false promises of faster recovery may send injured athletes back to play too soon.
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USDA Strengthens Procedures for Detecting and Removing Unsafe Ground Beef
FSIS announced procedures to trace contaminated ground beef back to its source faster, pull it from commerce and find the root cause. The step follows a proposal that retailers keep records of their ground beef suppliers and new lab methods testing for several pathogens at once.
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Proposed Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label - FDA
The FDA has proposed updating the Nutrition Facts label, introduced 20 years ago, with revised serving size requirements, new rules for certain package sizes and a refreshed design. Two proposed rules went out for public comment, which closed August 1, 2014.
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Food Safety Modernization Act and Animal Feed
An FDA page collecting the Food Safety Modernization Act material most relevant to makers and distributors of animal and pet food, covering the law's five key areas, among them preventive controls, inspection and compliance, and imported food safety, plus fiscal 2015 reinspection fee rates.
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USDA Announces Additional Food Safety Requirements, New Inspection System for Poultry Products
USDA's FSIS announced the New Poultry Inspection System, requiring poultry companies to control Salmonella and Campylobacter and repositioning inspectors within plants. The agency estimates up to 5,000 foodborne illnesses prevented a year, replacing a model dating to 1957.
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USDA Moves Forward with Flawed Privatized Inspection Rule In Poultry Slaughter
USDA has sent the White House a final rule cutting trained inspectors in poultry plants, handing most inspection to company employees and allowing lines of 175 birds a minute. Food and Water Watch calls it a gift to industry; the proposal drew over 175,000 largely opposed comments.
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FDA to Hold Public Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring in the Food Supply
FDA will hold a public meeting August 12-13, 2014 in Silver Spring on progress under the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System's 2012-2016 strategic plan. Sessions cover outbreak analysis, new detection methods and slaughter sampling. A webcast will be available.
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FDA to Reopen Comment Period on Reportable Food Registry ANPR
The FDA is reopening for 60 more days the comment period on its advance notice of proposed rulemaking for FSMA amendments to the Reportable Food Registry, after a request for an extension. Comments open June 18, 2014 at regulations.gov under docket FDA-2013-N-0590.
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Clarification on Using Wood Shelving in Artisanal Cheesemaking
FDA says it has not banned aging cheese on wooden boards and that the Food Safety Modernization Act requires no such step. It calls a January 2014 letter to New York State background information rather than policy, and concedes the wording sounded more definitive than its actual practice.
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FDA Issues Final Rule Setting Manufacturing Standards for Infant Formula
FDA issued a final rule setting good manufacturing practices for infant formula, including required testing for Salmonella and Cronobacter plus quality control procedures. It covers formula for healthy infants and revises the interim rule issued in February 2014.
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FDA Takes Final Step on Infant Formula Protections
The FDA finalized its rule setting manufacturing standards for infant formula: testing for Salmonella and Cronobacter, evidence that formulas support normal growth, and nutrient testing before market and at the end of shelf life. Manufacturers must comply by September 8, 2014.
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FDA to Hold Public Meeting on Proposed Rules on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels.” - corrected
A corrected FDA constituent update announcing a June 26, 2014 public meeting in Washington on two proposed rules revising the Nutrition and Supplement Facts labels and serving size requirements, with a working link for online registration.
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FDA to Hold Public Meeting on Proposed Rules on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels
The meeting runs June 26, 2014 at USDA's Jefferson Auditorium in Washington, where FDA will explain the two rules proposed March 3 on nutrition information and serving sizes, describe how to submit comments, answer questions and hear oral presentations. Attendees are urged to register.
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What is the definition of Natural Flavors?
Quotes the FDA's definition in 21 CFR: a natural flavor is an essential oil, extract, distillate or product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis carrying flavoring constituents from plants, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs or dairy, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutrition.
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FDA to Extend Comment Period on Proposed Rules on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels
FDA extended by 60 days, to August 1, 2014, the comment period on two proposed rules revising the Nutrition and Supplement Facts labels and updating serving sizes. The agency acted in response to requests for more time to submit comments.
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FDA and USDA Sign MOU to Facilitate the Transfer of Primary Regulatory Oversight for Siluriformes Fish and Fish Products from FDA to FSIS
At Congress's instruction, the FDA and USDA's FSIS signed a memorandum of understanding to phase in the transfer of primary regulatory oversight of Siluriformes fish, including catfish, basa, pangasius and swai, to FSIS. FDA keeps oversight of all other fish.
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Congress Introduces Landmark Cosmetic Animal Testing Ban
Rep. Jim Moran introduced the Humane Cosmetics Act, which would end cosmetics testing on animals in the US and bar sales of products tested on animals elsewhere. The Physicians Committee, citing a survey where three in four Americans back a ban, asks readers to contact Congress.
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