2/18/2025 – FDA Adds Firms to Import Alert Due to PFAS in Clams

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has added eight firms to FDA Import Alert 99-48, Detention without Physical Examination of Food Due to Chemical Contamination, to present future entry of shipments into the U.S. of processed clams due to contamination with per- and ployfluoroalky substances (PFAS).

 

12/2/2024 – FDA Issues 2024 Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued the 2024 edition of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards, which defines the key elements of an effective retail food regulatory program for state, local, tribal, and territorial food regulatory agencies. 

  

12/2/2024 – FDA Issues Guidance on Notifying FDA of a Permanent Discontinuance in the Manufacture or an Interruption of the Manufacture of an Infant Formula 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance outlining the requirements and procedures that infant formula manufacturers should follow to notify the FDA of a permanent discontinuance or an interruption of the manufacture of infant formula that is likely to lead to a meaningful disruption in the supply of such infant formula in the United States.  

  

12/3/2024 – Press Release: USDA-FDA Seek Information About Food Date Labeling, Aim is to Provide Further Clarity, Transparency and Cost Savings for U.S. Consumers 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today are announcing a joint Request for Information (RFI) about food date labeling, which includes the use of terms such as ‘Sell By,’ ‘Use By’ and ‘Best By’. 

  

12/10/2024 – VQIP Application Portal Opens for FY2026 

On January 1, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will open the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) application portal for fiscal year (FY) 2026. 

  

12/12/2024 – FDA Issues Letter to Retailers and Distributors Concerning Lead in Certain Imported Cookware 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to retailers and distributors of cookware products to inform them that certain imported cookware products made from aluminum, brass, and aluminum alloys known as Hindalium/Hindolium or Indalium/Indolium, demonstrate the potential to leach lead into food and that this cookware should not be distributed or sold in the U.S. market. 

  

12/13/2024 – Release of Annual Report for 2022 on the Sources of Foodborne Illness by the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration 

The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration’s (IFSAC) newest annual report, “Foodborne illness source attribution estimates for Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157, and Listeria monocytogenes – United States, 2022” is now available. 

  

12/16/2024 – FDA and Stop Foodborne Illness to Co-Host Upcoming Food Safety Culture Webinar Series 

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a continuation of their webinar series exploring food safety culture. 

  

12/16/2024 – Update on FDA Releases Guidance on Voluntary Premarket Engagement for Foods Derived from Plants Produced Using Genome Editing 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new inventory of voluntary premarket meetings that have been held between the FDA and developers of foods from new genome-edited plant varieties.  

  

12/17/2024 – FDA Announces European Union (EU) Requirements for All Honey and Other Apiculture Products Imported into the EU 

The European Union (EU) has implemented Regulation (EU) 2023/2652External Link Disclaimer, effective November 29, 2024. 

  

12/18/2024 – FDA Shares Testing Results for PFAS in Clams 

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sharing our latest testing results for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in clams as follow up to the agency’s findings in the 2022 PFAS in seafood survey, which included eight of the National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI)External Link Disclaimer top ten most popular types of seafood in the U.S. in 2018. 

  

12/18/2024 – FDA Alerts Industry and Consumers about the Use of Amanita Muscaria or its Constituents in Food 

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to food manufacturers that Amanita muscaria (A. muscaria), its extracts, and certain of its constituents (muscimol, ibotenic acid, and muscarine) are not authorized for use as ingredients in conventional food. 

  

12/19/2024 – FDA Finalizes Updated “Healthy” Nutrient Content Claim 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final rule to update the “healthy” nutrient content claim to help consumers identify foods that are particularly useful as the foundation of a diet that is consistent with dietary recommendations. 

  

12/30/2024 – FDA Issues Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations Published From January 1, 2025 To December 31, 2026 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that January 1, 2028, will be the uniform compliance date for final food labeling regulations that are published on or after January 1, 2025, and on or before December 31, 2026. 

November 21, 2024 

Update on Sufficient Capacity to Test for Mycotoxins Under FSMA Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods Program 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding owners and consignees of certain imported foods that they will be required to use accredited laboratories under the Laboratory Accreditation for Analysis of Foods (LAAF) program when conducting mycotoxins analyses beginning December 1, 2024.  

  

November 21, 2024 

FDA to Host Webinar on Allergen Labeling for Retail Food Stores and Food Service Establishments 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host an educational webinar for regulatory partners and industry, including retail food stores and food service establishments, on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 2 p.m. 

  

November 20, 2024 

Comment Period Extended on Proposed Enhanced Systematic Process for FDA’s Post-market Assessment of Chemicals in Food 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period for the proposed enhanced systematic process for FDA’s post-market assessment of chemicals in food.  

  

November 19, 2024 

The FDA Issues Request for Information on PFAS in Seafood 

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a request for information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in seafood. 

  

November 14, 2024 

FDA Updates Guidance for the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released guidance with revisions to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP).  

  

November 8, 2024 

FDA Issues Final Rule to Increase Color Additive Certification Fees 

The FDA issued a final rule to amend the color additive regulations to increase the fees for certification services.  

  

November 7, 2024 

FDA Seeks Public Input on Experiences with Export Certification in the Form of Lists (Export Lists) for Human Food Products 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking public input on its current approach to managing FDA certification for the export of human food products regulated by the agency. 

  

November 4, 2024 

FDA and EPA Announce First Registered Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Treatment 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announces the successful EPA registration of the first antimicrobial product using the revised efficacy protocol for pre-harvest agricultural water. 

  

November 4, 2024 

FDA Releases Supplement to the 2022 Food Code 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today has published the Supplement to the 2022 Food Code.  

  

November 1, 2024 

FDA Issues Final Compliance Policy Guide for Scombrotoxin (Histamine)-forming Fish and Fishery Products 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today is announcing the availability of a final Compliance Policy Guide (CPG) intended to provide the FDA’s current thinking on the adulteration of fish and fishery products with Scombrotoxin (histamine). 

October 29, 2024 

FDA Update on Phthalates in Food Packaging and Food Contact Applications 

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responded to objections on the agency’s final rule that removed the authorized food contact uses of most phthalates because industry abandoned these uses.  

  

October 21, 2024 

FDA Partners with Purdue University and Indiana Agricultural Stakeholders on Multi-year Environmental Microbiological Study to Enhance Food Safety 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a new study in partnership with Purdue University and members of the produce industry in Indiana to better understand the ecology of human pathogens in the environment of the Southwest Indiana agricultural region.  

  

October 11, 2024 

Recording Available for Public Meeting on the Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for FDA’s Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted the recording External Link Disclaimer, transcript, and meeting summary for the public meeting on the Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for FDA’s Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food, which was held on September 25, 2024. 

  

October 1, 2024 

FDA Introduces Streamlined Complaint Process in New Human Foods Program 

Today FDA’s Human Foods Program (HFP) is announcing a new, streamlined approach for processing complaints, including whistleblower complaints, that will improve the Agency’s ability to detect and respond to problems related to FDA-regulated products and better protect public health.

USDA Recalls

March 21, 2024

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ineligible Frozen Siluriformes Products Imported from the People’s Republic of China

WASHINGTON, March. 21, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for imported frozen Siluriformes products that were illegally…

March 13, 2024

Taylor Farms Pacific Recalls Kroger Brand Ready-To-Eat Apple Walnut With Chicken Salad Bowl Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergen

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2024 – Taylor Farms Pacific, a Tracy, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 19,976 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) apple walnut with chicken salad bowl products due to misbranding…

March 10, 2024

Jen’s Breakfast Burritos, LLC, Recalls Ready to Eat Breakfast Burrito Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2024 – Jen’s Breakfast Burritos, LLC, an Auburn, Wash. establishment, is recalling approximately 144 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) breakfast burrito products that may be adulterated with Listeria…

March 7, 2024

Salm Partners, LLC, Recalls Johnsonville Polish Kielbasa Turkey Sausage Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2024 – Salm Partners, LLC, a Denmark, Wis., establishment, is recalling approximately 35,430 pounds of Johnsonville turkey kielbasa sausage that may be contaminated with foreign materials, specifically…

March 2, 2024

CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corporation Recalls Trader Joe’s Chicken Soup Dumplings Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2024 – CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corporation, a Beaumont, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 61,839 pounds of steamed chicken soup dumpling products that may be contaminated with…