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USDA proposes amendments to Quality Systems Verification Programs

UDA proposes including commodities authorized under the Agricultural Marketing Act.

Wayne Labs

January 25, 2017

Proposed amendments result of 2013 merger of the Livestock and Seed and Poultry programs.

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FSIS announces companies can use new FDA label format for now

The FSIS will not hold companies in noncompliance if they use the FDA label during the rulemaking period as long as the information is truthful and not misleading.

December 22, 2016

The FSIS will not hold companies in noncompliance if they use the FDA label during the rulemaking period as long as the information is truthful and not misleading.

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FDA releases revised MFRPS standards

FDA issues revised food safety standards for programs overseeing food facitilies

December 16, 2016

Updates include newly defined terms, new section and appendices, updates to current standards.

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FDA clarifies compliance dates for nutrition initiatives

Partially hydrogenated oils, Nutrition Fact labels, vending machines all face new regulations

December 9, 2016

Summer of 2018 to bring a number of compliance dates for key nutrition initiatives.

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FDA extends comment period on sodium reductions

Comment periods extended for Draft Guidance to Industry for Voluntarily Reducing Sodium.

October 26, 2016

Dates extended for short-term sodium reductions targets and issues related to 10-year targets.

FDA

FDA updates its food emergencies response

Agency will be able to quickly alert facilities potentially affected by food safety incidents.

Crystal Lindell

Wayne Labs

October 20, 2016

The FDA has updated guidance to help it respond more quickly and more accurately in the event of food-related emergencies.

Regulatory Watch

USDA levies dairy import licensing fee

US Companies importing dairy products to be charged $250.

October 17, 2016

US Companies importing dairy products to be charged $250.

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola Co. to acquire Anheuser-Busch InBev's Stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

Coke says it has a number of existing partners who are highly qualified and interested in these bottling territories.

Crystal Lindell

October 11, 2016

The Coca-Cola Company has announced that it plans to acquire Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (ABI) stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) following the closing of the ABI combination with SABMiller.

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