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USDA and Philippines Department of Agriculture hold Food Security Dialogue, emphasizing bilateral efforts on global food security and climate change. New collaborations include a Faculty Exchange Program and an AgTech trade mission.
USDA and Philippines Department of Agriculture hold Food Security Dialogue, emphasizing bilateral efforts on global food security and climate change. New collaborations include a Faculty Exchange Program and an AgTech trade mission.
The FDA has initiated the regulatory process to consider the repeal of section 73.575, which allows the use of titanium dioxide as a food additive. A petition has been submitted citing concerns about its safety, including an opinion by EFSA.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services has the authority to issue regulations outlining what constitutes good manufacturing practice for dietary supplements, per section 402(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.…
The FDA has decided to reopen the comment period for the draft guidance titled "Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Voluntary Nutrient Statements; Draft Guidance for Industry" that was published on February 23, 2023, in the Federal…
The FDA issued a Request For Information to gather feedback from stakeholders about food labeling information provided through online grocery shopping platforms, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition…
Bread, flour, whole wheat flour, and unstandardized bakery items have all passed the premarket safety evaluation conducted by Health Canada's Food Directorate in order to gain approval for the use of alpha-amylase (-amylase) from Bacillus…
Health Canada updated their Policy on Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods on April 26, 2023, superseding the 2011 version.
FDA explains in answer to those inquiries that there is no price associated with registering a food facility with FDA and that registrants are not obliged to engage a third-party company or "registrar" to register their facilities with FDA.