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In order to win the fight against foodborne illness, FDA has issued a challenge to food safety experts and innovators by offering a prize for technological breakthroughs on how to detect disease-causing organisms in food – especially Salmonella in fresh produce.

In response to public comment, FDA has revised four proposed rules to help prevent food-borne illness that when finalized will implement portions of FSMA, the government agency announced Friday.

The increasing popularity of lupin as a food additive in gluten-free products is causing concern among some in the industry because of its potential to cause allergic reactions that many US consumers may not realize.

US consumers still eat more sodium than they should each day, and the number cutting back on salt continues to decrease.

Last year, FDA established its final rule defining the term “gluten-free” for voluntary use on food labels.

At the request of FDA, the US Department of Justice filed a complaint for permanent injunction in US District Court against Michigan-based S. Serra Cheese Company.

FDA has published the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) domestic and foreign facility reinspection, recall and importer reinspection fee rates for the fiscal 2015.

In response to FDA’s proposed rule, Food Labeling: Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels, the Sugar Association has filed comments asking the governing agency to withdraw its “added sugars” labeling proposal.

The US Supreme Court held that the FDCA and Lanham Act are complementary with respect to misleading food labels.