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 1990,” it carries echoes of
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 applies only to pre-harvest provisions;
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 (GRAS) rule to significantly increase
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 food safety guidance and standards
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 light has appeared at the
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 new regulations – which we’d
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 Direct-to-Consumer and Third-Party Delivery Service
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 own internal personnel, and, most
With food labels being the primary source of information on a product’s ingredients – particularly for those who have food allergies – FDA issued new draft and final guidances in
