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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 has finalized guidance to help facilities determine their business size under the Preventive Controls for Human Food and Preventive Controls for Animal Food rules issued in response to the FSMA.

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

Issued by AMS, this final rule revises the size requirements prescribed under the federal marketing order for Irish potatoes grown in Colorado.

This rule reallocates the membership of the council under the AMS regulations regarding a national research and promotion program for mushrooms.

In a new draft guidance, "Initiation of Voluntary Recalls Under 21 CFR Part 7, Subpart C," there are recommendations in three key areas: training, recordkeeping and procedures.

USDA's FSIS and FDA released a formal agreement to address the regulatory oversight of human food products derived from the cells of livestock and poultry, which describes the oversight roles and responsibilities for both agencies and how they will collaborate to regulate the development and entry of these products into commerce.

Under FSMA, FDA requires food facilities to renew their FDA registrations between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 of each even-numbered year.

A new final rule amends the AMS regulations regarding a fresh mango national research and promotion program to include frozen mangos as a covered commodity under the Mango Promotion, Research and Information Order.

A new final rule changes the National Honey Board importer-handler member and alternate to an importer member and alternate.