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FDA to hold public meetings regarding proposed changes to Ag water requirements in produce safety rule

January 6, 2022

The FDA will be holding two virtual public meetings on the recently released proposed rule “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Relating to Agricultural Water.”

FDA reorganizes IT, data and cybersecurity

November 6, 2021

The FDA has reorganized the agency’s information technology (IT), data management and cybersecurity functions into the new Office of Digital Transformation (ODT), which has been realigned to report directly to the FDA commissioner.

FDA issues guidance on temporary marketing permits

The guidance will help clarify, streamline, and improve the efficiency of the TMP application process

Sharon Spielman

November 3, 2021

FDA issues guidance on reducing sodium in processed, packaged goods

October 13, 2021

The FDA issued a final guidance, “Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods,” which provides voluntary short-term sodium reduction targets.

Food Safety

FDA hosts New Era of Smarter Food Safety Summit on E-Commerce

Public meeting will discuss the safety of foods sold online and delivered directly to consumers

Sharon Spielman

September 3, 2021

The FDA announces its New Era of Smarter Food Safety Summit on E-Commerce: Ensuring the Safety of Foods Ordered Online and Delivered Directly to Consumers, which will take place virtually October 19-21, 2021.

Manufacturing News

Inorganic arsenic in baby food: Getting to the “root” of the problem

Report finds baby food companies have high toxic levels of heavy metals in their products

Wayne Labs

April 13, 2021

The FDA has recently taken the heat from the U.S. House of Representatives, which released a report finding several baby food companies to have high toxic levels of heavy metals in their products.

Regulatory Watch

FDA issues uniform compliance date for final food labeling regulations

Sharon Spielman

March 8, 2021

The FDA has issued a uniform compliance date of Jan. 1, 2024, for final food labeling regulations.

Regulatory Watch

FDA launches human pathogens study

Sharon Spielman

December 29, 2020

The FDA has announced the launch of a multi-year study to improve food safety through enhanced understanding of the ecology of human pathogens that may cause foodborne illness outbreaks.

Regulatory Watch

FDA requests info for labeling foods with cultured seafood cells

November 13, 2020

The FDA is requesting information for the labeling of foods made up of cultured seafood

track and trace for fresh-cut romaine lettuce

Manufacturing News

FDA proposes new FSMA rule for food traceability

In a major move, FDA is adding new rules to make it easier to electronically track contaminated food anywhere in the supply chain

Wayne Labs

October 9, 2020

Spawned by a seemingly unending parade of produce recalls over the last few years, the FDA proposed a new FSMA food traceability rule that demands electronic traceability from farm-to-retail for several food types prone to bacterial contamination.