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Last week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association submitted comments to the FDA urging the agency to toughen up guidance for “fake meat” companies that would prevent them from using misleading labels on plant-based products.  NCBA Senior Dir...

Last week, Central Washington Representative Kim Schrier introduced the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development Act, the Innovative FEED Act.  Schrier said this bipartisan legislation would update FDA processes to create a more efficient approval process for livestock feed additives.   “Our ...

You are probably familiar with food date labels on items at your supermarket or food retailer.  You know: “sell by, use by, or best buy with a date on it”    Yet Greg Jaffe, senior adviser for the office of the Secretary under Secretary Tom Vilsack asked how might various food labels and indicate sell, use, or best buy dates impact food waste and in turn grocery cost.  He evidently is not the only

The Food and Drug Administration and the USDA announced a joint request for information about food date labeling, which includes the use of terms like “Sell By,” “Use By,” and “Best By.”  The information request asks for data on industry practices and preferences for date labeling, research results on consumer perceptions of date labeling and any impact date labeling may have on food waste and gro

The Food and Drug Administration reached a significant milestone when it approved its reorganization and created its new unified Human Foods Program, also known as HFP.  It is one of the most significant reorganizations in FDA’s history.  The new model...

On May 6, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its final rule for agricultural water provisions under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

The FDA, USDA, and EPA have published a draft of a national strategy to reduce food loss and waste in the United States by 50% by 2030.

After last week’s proposed guidance by the FDA, allowing nut, oat, soy, and other non-dairy products to use the name "milk,” Idaho Senator Jim Risch and Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin formally introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the “unfair practice of mislabeling non-dairy products using dairy names”.  The Defending Against Imita...

On Thursday, Senators Jim Risch and Tammy Baldwin slammed the Food and Drug Administration for their “ill-advised guidance” on the unfair use of dairy terms to mislabel plant-based products.  The FDA’s draft guidance, "Labeling of Plant-based Milk Alternatives and Voluntary Nutrient Statement," allows plant-based products to continue to use dairy terms despite not containing dairy, nor h

The Food Industry Association recently submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the agency's proposed rule to update the definition of the term "healthy."  The FDA is seeking the update when the term is used as a nutrient content claim in labeling.  ...