It may not be quite the single national food agency that is so often advocated, but if the vision for the FDA’s “reimagined” Human Foods
With USDA’s declaration of its newly published Strengthening Organic Enforcement Final Rule as “the biggest update to the organic regulations since the original Act in
In July 2022, the FDA extended the dates for compliance with the pre-harvest agricultural water provisions of FSMA’s Produce Safety Rule (PSR). However, the extension
In the spring of 2022, we saw the introduction of Senate Bill 4316 which would, if passed, update the 2016 Substances Generally Recognized as Safe
In FDA’s sixth revision of the Food Code, which has been in place for 30 years in its current format, the 2022 edition provides updated
Supply chain issues have been a day-to-day factor for the food industry since nearly the beginning of the pandemic. While there’s little question that a
From heavy metals and chemical residues to repercussions from produce contamination and infant formula adulteration and shortages, 2022 became a year of regulatory embarrassment and
In a previous article, we noted the focus that federal regulators had begun placing on the retail food industry, and the latest Guidance Document for
Evaluations of FDA’s performance and programs are nothing new. Just this year, the agency has been the subject of reviews by Congress, GAO, AFDO, its
