Live Webcast for Several Sessions of the National Food Safety Education Conference
Several plenary sessions of the National Food Safety Education Conference, held by the Partnership for Food Safety Education, will be broadcast live online on December 4-5, 2014. The broadcast sessions include a joint panel with
FDA Issues Final Menu and Vending Machine Labeling Requirements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finalized two rules requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments and vending machines to help consumers
FSIS Considers Expanding Non-O157 STEC Testing
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering whether or not to expand its non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) testing to include ground beef and ground beef components beyond beef manufacturing trimmings.
This week, USDA's Food
FDA Published Updated Guidance for Industry on Food Facility Registration
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled "Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration (Sixth Edition)." The guidance includes one new question and answer in
Guidance on Food Fraud Mitigation
Appendix XVII: Guidance on Food Fraud Mitigation. The USP Expert Panel on Food Ingredients Intentional Adulterants (formed at the request of the Food Ingredients Expert Committee) proposes this new Appendix to the Food Chemicals Codex to
New CFSAN Center Director Announced
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a change in leadership at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. In January 2015, Dr. Susan T. Mayne will take the reins from Michael M.
Resources for Food Producers in Flooded Areas
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on the Labeling of Dietary Supplements Containing Live Microbials