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The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has released a report commissioned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that evaluates food traceability trends based on 90 submissions from teams that participated in FDA’s 2021 Low- or No-Cost Tech-Enabled Traceability Challenge.

The FDA has released a summary of a new strategy aimed at reducing foodborne outbreaks and illness associated with the consumption of soft fresh queso fresco type cheeses.

The USDA says it is taking action to ensure the integrity of animal-raising claims.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a proposed rule with new regulatory requirements to better align the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim with consumer understanding of what the claim means. The proposed rule allows the voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in the USA” label claim to be used on meat, poultry and egg products only when they are derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the United States.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Children: Draft Guidance for Industry.” As the agency outlined in Closer to Zero, it expects over time for this guidance, together with other activities, to result in industry progressively reducing levels of lead in foods to as low as possible.

The FDA and USDA-FSIS agree and are withdrawing the proposed rule to reconsider how best to approach general principles and food standards modernization.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued important updates to it FDA Food Code to aid in foodborne illness mitigation, food safety awareness, revised cooking requirements and more for retail food stores, restaurants and other public food services.

Effective January 1, 2023, foods containing sesame will be subject to specific food allergen regulatory requirements.

The FDA is modifying the yogurt standard of identity to allow the use of all safe and suitable sweeteners, and to make the minimum optional fortification of Vitamin D 10% of the Daily Value.

The MPPEP aims to increase competition across the economy to help lower costs for American families, and this announcement is expected to expand meat and poultry processing capacity, which in turn is expected to increase competition, supports producer income and strengthen the food supply chain to lower costs.