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The FDA has launched an initiative to better understand the ecology of human pathogens in the environment in the Yuma agricultural region.

As the seven foundational rules of FSMA reach their compliance dates, the FDA has begun to track their impact on the food safety system.

FDA has released a guidance document that provides step-by-step instructions to manufacturers of retail food products marketed in the U.S. on how they may convert the previous units of measure for certain nutrients on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Label to the new units in the updated Nutrition Facts label.

New chapters and sections of the Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance, including the updated 21 CFR Part 123—Fish and Fishery Products, were updated by the FDA in August.

When finalized, this draft guidance will make the sprout seed industry aware of the FDA’s serious concern with the continuing outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with the consumption of raw and lightly cooked sprouts and provide their recommendations to firms throughout the production chain of seed for sprouting.

FDA has issued a final guidance to provide clarity on the labeling of added sugars for single-ingredient packages or containers of pure honey, maple syrup and other single ingredient sugars and syrups as a result of a requirement contained in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-334), known as the Farm Bill.

FDA intends to exercise this enforcement discretion to provide industry with greater flexibility when labeling food products, including those formulated to reduce sodium content.