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FDA Calls on Food Companies to Correct Labeling Violations; FDA Commissioner Issues an Open Letter t |
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FDA PRESS RELEASE
Mar. 3, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified 17 food manufacturers that the labeling for 22 of their food products violates the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
The action follows an October 2009 statement by Commissioner of Food and Drugs Margaret Hamburg, M.D., encouraging companies to review their labeling to ensure that they were in compliance with FDA regulations, and were truthful and not misleading.
For details, please click link below http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm202814.htm |
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FDA New Guidance for Reporting to the Reportable Food Electronic Portal |
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3/19/2010
FDA has issued new guidance entitled "Guidance for Industry: Submitting a Report for Multiple Facilities to the Reportable Food Electronic Portal as Established by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, " which can be found at http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodSafetyPrograms/ucm205209.htm.
This document provides guidance intended to assist those parties responsible for complying with the Reportable Food Registry requirements prescribed by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (Pub. L.110-085). As required by section 1005(f) of this law, in September 2009, FDA issued guidance to industry about submitting reports of instances of reportable food through the electronic portal and providing notifications to other persons in the supply chain of such articles of food. This guidance document provides further guidance to industry on submitting a single reportable food report to FDA covering reportable food located at more than one of a company’s facilities.
FDA has also updated its Questions & Answers For Industry Regarding the HVP Recalled by Basic Food Flavors, Inc. http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/FoodIndustry/ucm203201.htm
Provided by:
Lesley Maloney, Pharm.D.
Senior Advisor, Industry and Business Relations
Office of External Relations/Office of the Commissioner
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Office: (301) 827-6252 |
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APHIS Amended Regulation to Allow Taiwan Fresh Longan Import |
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Submitted by Austin Aemtech Laboratory 5/20/2009 APHIS, USDA are amending the regulations to allow the importation of commercial shipments of fresh longan with stems from Taiwan into the United States. As a condition of entry, the longan will be subject to cold treatment and special port-of-arrival inspection procedures for certain quarantine pests. In addition, the fruit will have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate stating that the fruit was inspected and found to be free of certain quarantine pests, and the individual cartons or boxes in which the longan are shipped will be stamped or printed with a statement prohibiting their importation into or distribution in the State of Florida. This action will allow for the importation of commercial shipments of fresh longan with stems from Taiwan into the United States while continuing to provide protection against the introduction of quarantine pests into the United States. This rule is effective June 19, 2009. For additional information go to: http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APH
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FDA and CBP Announce Computer System Changes Related to the Prior Notice Final Rule |
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On November 7, 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published the "Prior Notice of Imported Food Final Rule" and a draft compliance policy guide (CPG) that outlines the agencies' enforcement policies regarding the final rule (73 Federal Register 66294 (final rule) and 73 Federal Register 66411 (CPG)). The final rule amended the existing Prior Notice Interim Final Rule (PN IFR) contained in 21 CFR Part 1, Subpart I, which has been in effect since December 12, 2003; the final rule takes effect on May 6, 2009. Also on May 6, 2009, FDA and CBP intend to announce the availability of the final CPG, which describes FDA and CBP's strategy for enforcing the requirements of the prior notice final rule while maintaining an uninterrupted flow of food imports. |
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FSIS Will Stop Food Containing Meat, Poultry, Processed Egg Import on June |
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According to the document published on FSIS website, "Notice of Enforcement by the United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service Regarding Imported Food Products Containing a Small Amount of Meat, Poultry, or Processed Egg Product Ingredients", the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) regulates domestic and imported meat, poultry, and egg products under statutory authority of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA). All food products for human consumption made using a small amount of meat, poultry or processed egg product ingredients for which these ingredients were not prepared under the U.S. inspection system or a certified establishment from an approved foreign food regulatory system are not eligible to enter the United States. |
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