Constituent Update - November 10, 2022 Deadline Extended to Comment on NACMCF Document As announced in the November 4, 2022,Constituent Update,the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) will hold a virtual public meeting on November 15 where they w...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issuedrevised food safety standardsfor state regulatory programs that oversee food facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods. These regulatory program standards, known as the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS), were ...

Today the Commission is proposingstronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, andtreatment of urban wastewater. Clean air and water are essential for the health of people and ecosystems. Air pollution alone means nearly 300,000 Europeans die prematurely each year, and the propo...

Summary Adverse event reports submitted to the TGA suggest there is a lack of awareness that vitamin B6, which is present in many multivitamin and mineral supplements, can cause peripheral neuropathy. In response, the TGA has strengthened labelling requirements so products containing daily dose...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking further action to help prevent outbreaks of foodborne illnesses associated with certain foods through the development of food safety prevention strategies. When a foodborne illness outbreak occurs, the FDA, through its Coordinated Outbreak Respo...

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Prior Notice of Imported Food Questions and Answers; Draft Guidance for Industry (Edit...

On September 20 and September 22, 2022, from 1-2 p.m. ET, FSIS will host webinars to discuss general labeling requirements. The webinars will focus on mandatory label features, frequently asked questions, accessing guidance documents on the FSIS website, and tips for using the label submission and a...

By: Cathy Hermsen, Assistant Commissioner for Criminal Investigations and Ritu Nalubola, Director of the FDA’s Europe Office Criminal networks are increasingly sophisticated and capable of exploiting regulatory, legal, and other gaps to ship and/or transship illicit and potentially dangerous ...

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: Today, FDA provided additional guidance to help prescribers evaluate potential drug interactions when using Paxlovid therapy for COVID-19. Prescribers should review each patient&rsquo...

The FDA has releasedpaper-based versions of its agricultural water assessment builder toolin both English and Spanish. The agricultural water assessment builder was released in March 2022 as user-friendly, online tool to help farms understand the proposed requirementsfor an agricultural water assess...