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FDA approves genetically-engineered GalSafe pigs for food and medical uses
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration (IGA) in a line of domestic pigs, referred to as GalSafe pigs, which may be used for food or human therapeutics. This is the first IGA in…
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FDA excludes allulose from sugars, added sugars on Nutrition Facts
Tate & Lyle’s low-calorie rare sugar product, allulose, is exempted by the FDA from the ‘Sugars’ and ‘Added Sugars’ line of the Nutrition Facts Panel in the U.S. The FDA published draft guidance is a result of a nutrition-based review…
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U.S. agencies to share regulatory oversight of cell-cultured meat and poultry
In a statement issued Friday (November 16), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that both agencies will jointly oversee the production of cell-cultured food products derived from livestock and poultry. The…
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U.S. & Canada have comparable food safety systems: CFIA and FDA
The CFIA and FDA have officially agreed that the food safety systems of Canada and the U.S. offer similar levels of protection
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FDA begins finalizing new food safety rules
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized the first two of seven new food safety rules for food manufacturers, placing greater emphasis on the prevention of foodborne illness
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A matter of nutrition facts
The U.S. FDA has recently made it obvious that it is planning to introduce changes to nutrition labelling. The last major reform in this regard was in 1993. In contrast, mandatory nutrition labelling (MNL) was introduced in Canada in 2002,…
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U.S. overhauls its food safety system
U.S. signs new food safety act into law
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U.S. groups form food safety alliance
A public-private partnership will provide growers and packers with safety know-how
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FDA needs to act before consumers get sick
In the U.S., foodborne illness affects 76 million people, causes 300,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. These figures were released in a report in the spring entitled Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration by the Institute…
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U.S. food safety legislation will impact food firms globally
Two new bills on U.S. food safety law were introduced last year with the aim of putting the spotlight on preventive controls. The bills will also introduce changes that will impact the food industry and also food processors globally. That…
