Jun 28, 2024 | Dietary Supplements, FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods
Earlier this year, the FDA released the draft and final guidance topics that are a priority for the agency’s Foods Program to complete during 2024. Since January, the FDA has issued the following guidances that were on the list: New Dietary Ingredient (NDI)...
Jun 17, 2024 | Cosmetics, Dietary Supplements, Drugs, Foods, Issue of the Month
Product Claim Substantiation By Jay Ansell, EAS Independent Consultant Substantiating a product claim is required by U.S. law and can help brands avoid regulatory action or provide an effective defense in litigation. For example, in April 2023, the US Federal Trade...
Apr 3, 2024 | Foods, Issue of the Month
Control of Cronobacter in Dairy Dryer and Packaging Rooms By Beth Koenig, EAS Independent Consultant What Is Cronobacter and Why Should We Be Concerned About It? Cronobacter, a genus of bacterial pathogens in the Enterobacteriacea family is of considerable concern in...
Apr 1, 2024 | FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods
On March 20, 2024, the US FDA issued a new import alert for human food products with detectable levels of chemical contaminants that may present a safety concern to human health. The Import Alert 99-48, Detention without Physical Examination of Foods Due to Chemical...
Mar 27, 2024 | Foods, On Demand Webinar
Reassessment of EMPs: Have You Identified the Correct Sampling Locations to Protect Your Product? An EAS Complimentary Webinar Presented by Rocelle Grabarek, EAS Independent Consultant March 27, 2024 • 1pm (Eastern) 1.5 hours Many of the environmental monitoring...
Mar 12, 2024 | FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Foods
USDA today published its “Product of USA” final rule, which will allow voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in the USA” label claims to be used on meat, poultry, and egg products only when they are derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the...
