Feb 24, 2023 | FDA and USDA Regulatory Update
Earlier this year, USDA announced the National Organic Program (NOP) Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) final rule (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/19/2023-00702/national-organic-program-nop-strengthening-organic-enforcement). This rule is an...
Feb 24, 2023 | FDA and USDA Regulatory Update
In a first for FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, Civil Monetary Penalty complaints have been filed against four manufacturers of e-liquids for violation of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&CA) by selling tobacco products without an FDA marketing order. FDA had...
Feb 13, 2023 | FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods
Late last year, the FDA issued the 2022 edition of the FDA Food Code providing guidance to state and local authorities and retailers to help mitigate foodborne illness risks at retail and provide a uniform set of national standards for retail food safety. The 2022...
Feb 9, 2023 | FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods
FDA has indicated enforcement discretion for certain qualified health claims regarding the consumption of cocoa flavanols in high flavanol cocoa powder and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease for conventional foods. With “very limited credible scientific...
Feb 1, 2023 | FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods
In a January 31, 2023 announcement, FDA proposed a vision to restructure the oversight of food safety and informed consumer choices into a new organization which will be known as the Human Foods Program. As part of this restructuring, the Center for Food Safety and...
Feb 1, 2023 | Drugs, Issue of the Month
Process and Manufacturing Optimization to Minimize Inflation Impact on the Pharmaceutical Industry By Ibrahim Khattab, EAS Independent Consultant Rising inflation rates, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the associated rise in energy prices, and the numerous...
