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FDA Releases Small Entity Compliance Guide on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels
Compliance required by January 1, 2020, for manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual food sales; manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales have an another year to comply.
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FDA Issues Final Guidance for Packaged Foods Manufacturers
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Legal Update--myth busting
Regulatory
USDA modernizes swine slaughter inspection for the first time in more than 50 years
Regulatory
Transparency vital to the food supply chain
Regulatory
FDA and FSIS to regulate cell-cultured food products
The regulations will involve livestock and poultry.
FSMA
FDA publishes second installment of intentional adulteration draft guidance
Food facilities covered by the rule will be required to develop and implement a food defense plan that identifies vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies for those vulnerabilities.
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Regulatory
FDA issues uniform compliance date, technical amendments on nutrition and supplement facts labeling rules
January 1, 2022, will be the uniform compliance date for final food labeling regulations that are issued in calendar years 2019 and 2020.
FSMA
FDA issues draft guidance to help produce farmers, fresh-cut produce processors meet FSMA requirements
Both draft guidance documents will be open for public comment for 180 days.
Regulatory
FDA removing seven synthetic flavoring substances from food additives list
Move made in response to food additive petitions
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ProFood Live Helps F&B Manufacturers Succeed
Join us in Chicago in June for this one-day conference devoted to delivering real-world solutions for processors in the food and beverage manufacturing industry.
Regulatory
On “bioengineered” disclosure specs, USDA proposes some, asks about others
Many food labels will soon contain information about the food’s GMO or “bioengineered” contents thanks to new federal regulations.
Regulatory
Dietary fiber update leads to first Nutrition Facts label overhaul in more than 20 years
FDA’s compliance date for the updated Nutrition Facts label is Jan. 1, 2020 for manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual food sales; Jan. 1, 2021 for smaller manufacturers.
FSMA
New laws mean new labels and new liabilities
The Nutrition Facts Label and the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard will require manufacturers to overhaul the product labeling process.
Regulatory
Canadian Food Inspection Agency and SFCR
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations to go into effect next year.
Regulatory
New guide helps small food facilities register with FDA
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) added new registration provisions to the FD&C Act.
Regulatory
FDA extends Nutrition Facts label compliance dates
The approximately 18-month extension will provide sufficient time to transition to the new version of the Nutrition Facts label.
FSMA
IDFA recommends areas for regulatory reform for dairy product manufacturing
The association cites regulations that are overly burdensome, outdated and barriers to innovation.
Regulatory
FDA gives co-manufacturers more time to implement certain supply-chain requirements
Based on input from the food industry, FDA has determined that the industry needs more time to establish new contracts that will allow brand owners and co-manufacturers to share certain information, such as audits of suppliers.
FSMA
Regulatory challenges a burden on mid-size and small CPGs
New report from PMMI Business Intelligence says government regulations often hamper innovation and operating efficiency for food and beverage processors.
FSMA
FDA releases guidances on animal food CGMPs and the FSMA ‘solely engaged’ exemptions
The guidance documents are intended for facilities that may be subject to the Preventive Controls for Animal Food rule or the Preventive Controls for Human Food rule.
Regulatory
NGO actions may have real consequences
It might be basic physics: Push in on one side, and something sticks out on the other.
Regulatory
FDA update on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) rule
A chart on fda.gov, titled 'Am I Subject to FSVP?', will help you determine if your firm is subject to the rule.
Regulatory
Hygienic equipment design is essential for low-moisture food manufacturing
PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network’s “One Voice for Hygienic Equipment Design for Low-Moisture Foods” helps OEMs and CPGs reach consensus of design criteria for low-moisture food manufacturing.
FSMA
ProFood Tech show opens April 4 at McCormick Place
More than 400 exhibitors, a robust educational program and numerous networking events highlight the inaugural ProFood Tech show.
FSMA
Food safety crises control, FSMA and more at ProFood Tech’s Learning Hub
Free, 30-minute seminars throughout the day will feature presentations by food safety and regulatory experts.
