Public - Jan 25, 2022
FDA Proposes New Rule to Revise Procedures and Update Reasons for Revoking the Authorizations for Food Contact Substances
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a new rule to amend regulation (21 CFR 170.105) on how and when the FDA may determine that a pre-market notification for a food contact substance is...
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Public - Jan 17, 2022
Maximum Levels of Mercury in Fish/Seafood Exports Destined for the EU
News from AAFC Market Access Secretariat Please be aware the European Union has notified the World Trade Organization that they intend to reduce the maximum levels permitted for mercury found in certain types of fish,...
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Member - Jan 12, 2022
FDA Revokes the Standard of Identity for French Dressing
The US Food and Drug Administration is revoking the standard of identity for French dressing in response to a citizen petition from the Association for Dressings and Sauces. The petitioners shared information documenting that the...
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Public - Jan 12, 2022
FDA Announces Qualified Health Claim for Magnesium and Reduced Risk of High Blood Pressure
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced, on January 10th, in a letter of enforcement discretion that it does not intend to object to the use of certain qualified health claims regarding the consumption of...
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Member - Jan 6, 2022
Proposed rule from the U.S. TTB
On December 3, 2021, the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) announced a proposed rule for the Modernization of Permit and Registration Application Requirements for Distilled Spirits Plants. There is a comment...
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Public - Jan 5, 2022
The FDA’s Faster and Easier Reportable Food Registry Process Will Lead to Better Data and a Safer Food Supply
The FDA has published a new, interactive public data dashboard that allows anyone to view historical data from the Reportable Food Registry (RFR), an essential tool that the food industry uses to alert the FDA...
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