We previously reported on a proposed rule issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) to amend the agency’s National Organic Program (“NOP”) regulations at 7 C.F.R. Part 205 to add 38 non-organic minor ingredients to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (“National …
On May 15, 2007, the U.S Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) issued a proposed rule to amend the agency’s National Organic Program (“NOP”) regulations at 7 C.F.R. Part 205. The proposal, if finalized, would add 38 ingredients to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances …
FDA has come under fire from U.S. lawmakers and public interest groups for its handling of a spate of recent food contamination outbreaks concerning E. coli-contaminated bagged spinach, salmonella-contaminated peanut butter, and melamine-contaminated pet food and animal feed. Speaking at a recent congressional hearing, former …
On April 4, 2007, FDA published proposed regulations for the labeling of irradiated foods and dietary supplements. The proposed revisions are in response to the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, which directed FDA to propose changes to the current regulations at 21 …
In FDA’s “Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables,” FDA states that Americans are eating more fresh produce, to the point that fresh-cut products are the produce industry’s “fastest growing segment.” Fresh-cut food processors are now faced with the task …
