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Food Processing October 2007 |
Regulatory Issues: FDA reports on allergen contamination If the food industry continues to show awareness of the dangers of food allergens, FDA and Congress likely will continue with a measured and deliberative approach. |
Food Processing February 2007 Leslie Krasny |
Regulatory Issues: Food Allergen Update At the end of 2006, FDA issued Edition 4 of its Food Allergen Guidance for Industry. The revisions address four issues: Tree Nuts, Seafood, Wheat, and Single Ingredient Foods. |
Science News July 31, 2004 Janet Raloff |
Better Labeling of Major Food Allergens Having cleared both houses, a recent bill intended to reduce consumers' confusion over which goods contain proteins from the eight most common foods causing allergies, is expected to garner a presidential signature in the near future. |
Prepared Foods April 1, 2005 Katherine M.J. Swanson |
Ingredient Challenges: Food Allergens: Thoughts on Concerns and Control Food allergens are a recognized issue that requires diligent food safety management to ensure consumer and brand protection. A plan is essential, and should involve plant operations as well as product development and processing. |
Food Processing September 2010 Diane Toops |
Congress Scrambles to Pass Food Safety Legislation As Congress has argued over health care reform, financial reform, two wars, a mortgage crisis and unemployment, amending the U.S. food safety system was put on the back burner. |
Food Engineering September 1, 2006 |
Regulatory Watch Consumer advocates and a recently retired FDA official line up against the proposed National Uniformity for Food Act. |
Food Processing April 2006 Mike Pehanich |
Allergens in the plant: Nothing to sneeze at An allergen in the product or processing area could prove tragic to a company and its consumers. These plant procedures can help keep products true to their ingredient statements. |
Prepared Foods January 2008 Mark S. Hostetler |
Regulations: That's the Plan The much-anticipated Food Protection Plan from the FDA integrates two plans that address safety for domestic and imported foods. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2008 Jill Wechsler |
Foreign Affairs FDA missteps and global outsourcing are drawing Congressional scrutiny and prompting new oversight approaches. |
Food Engineering June 1, 2005 |
Regulatory Watch FDA proposes allowing safe handling statement for shell eggs on the inside lid of egg cartons... Dairy states push for Quality Cheese Act to protect products labeled as domestic natural cheese... |
Food Engineering January 6, 2008 |
Regulatory Watch Push for larger FDA food safety budget... Study urged on food from cloned animal... |
Food Engineering March 2, 2009 |
FDA Still Under Fire for Peanut Butter Crisis A key member of the US Senate is losing patience with the FDA over food safety issues. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter April 2001 |
Food Allergies For most sufferers, allergic reactions to food are a temporary discomfort. But not for the estimated 30,000 people each year in the U.S. who eat the wrong food and go into anaphylactic shock... |
Food Processing January 2007 David Joy |
FDA considers functional foods There is no formal regulatory definition associated with the term "functional foods," but the FDA is soliciting information and comments on whether or not these foods should be regulated more strictly. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler |
Seeking Supply Chain Security FDA wants pharma leaders to do more to ensure drug quality at home and abroad. |
Prepared Foods September 2007 William A. Roberts, Jr. |
Allergen Awareness Manufacturers must be more allergen-aware than ever, as their packages and labels serve as a guidepost to at-risk consumers. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
Innovation and Collaboration A rash of "pro-innovative" approaches for testing and regulating medical products offer ways to speed more new products to market. |
Prepared Foods September 1, 2005 Lauren Swann |
"Trans"-lating Trans Fat and Allergen Label Lingo Tracking trans fats and listing allergenic ingredients are now priority label pursuits. Unexpected industry translations of requirements are compounding the transition. |
Food Processing November 2007 David Joy |
Regulatory Issues: New rules on reporting contamination Manufacturers will not have the option of handing recalls quietly. Information may even appear on FDA's web site. |
Food Processing January 2006 Kantha Shelke |
Ingredient forensics It's like CSI: New scientific techniques can uncover the source of pathogens, contamination, even genetic modification in foods and their ingredients. |
IndustryWeek March 9, 2010 |
Under Obama, Labor Agencies Beefing up Budgets, Enforcement Some in the manufacturing community worry that an attempt to issue an OSHA ergonomics standard is on the way. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
The Drug Shortages Struggle Clamor for critical therapies prompts probes of prices, production practices. |
Food Processing October 2006 Leslie Krasny |
Regulatory Roundup As the legislative year grinds to a halt, here's what's left undone -- and what will be sitting on the table when things pick up again. |
Food Engineering September 1, 2008 |
Regulatory Watch A bi-partisan group of senators and representatives has proposed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2008, which has garnered the support of an important industry group, the Grocery Manufacturers Association. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Labels and Liability New FDA guidance aims at better communication of risks. But it creates some, too. |
Prepared Foods February 2008 |
Article: USDA Labeling--Do Food Labels Make a Difference? The economics behind food labeling provides insight into the dynamics of voluntary and mandatory food labeling and the influence labeling has on consumers' food choices. |
Food Processing February 2011 David Joy |
7 Things You Should Know About The New Food Safety Law Considered a win for consumers, the new law will have varying effects on food & beverage processors. |
Entrepreneur September 2007 Chris Penttila |
Keep It Clean With the recent rash of tainted imports, how can you be sure your goods are safe? Being vigilant is your best antidote. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: After Plan B: Out of the Quagmire, into the Data The morning-after pill goes OTC, with some special requirements. But is FDA's drug information system up to the task of tracking how it is used? |
Inc. July 2006 Kasey Wehrum |
New Leadership at OSHA Will the Sago mine tragedy affect attitudes toward workplace safety? |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz |
OSHA Steps Up Enforcement as Violations Rise Overall workplace safety violations increased in the United States by 6% in 2007 over the previous year, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2009 Jill Wechsler |
A Bigger, Bolder Agency FDA is seeking more resources to support compliance and oversight. |
Food Engineering March 6, 2006 Kevin T. Higgins |
Allergens & Labeling: Got it Under Control? While the allergen labeling law explicitly impacts ingredient statements on packages, it also implies better control of in-plant processes. |
Food Processing June 2013 Butte & Whitesell |
The FDA Must Define 'Natural' Soon 50 different state laws on labeling natural and genetically engineered foods would harm us all. |
Food Processing October 2008 Diane Toops |
A Conversation with Food Safety Czar David W.K. Acheson A exclusive conversation with `food safety czar' David W.K. Acheson, FDA's Associate Commissioner for Foods. |
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 John Carey |
How Safe Is The Food Supply? The hamstrung FDA may be unable to prevent a contamination crisis. |
HBS Working Knowledge September 24, 2007 Sean Silverthorne |
The FDA: What Will the Next 100 Years Bring? The challenge for FDA leaders is to maintain morale and focus, and to back up decisions with solid data on benefits and risks to different consumer populations. |
Food Processing January 2013 Eric Lindstrom |
Food Safety Regulatory Outlook for 2013 Similar to 2012, the FDA will continue to evolve and enact the Food Safety Modernization Act. |
Food Processing December 2005 David Joy |
Regulatory Issues: Bioterrorism recordkeeping essentials This month, FDA expects food processing companies to start "one-up, one-down" recordkeeping. But what exactly happens on compliance dates? |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
Fleshing Out FDASIA Medical apps, e-submissions, counterfeit drugs, and imports tucked into fairly "clean" user-fee renewal legislation. In late June leading legislators reached across party lines to quickly approve the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. |
AskMen.com February 28, 2002 Sebastien Stefanov |
The Truth About Food Labels Labels are not always clear or designed for our benefit. Some manufacturers use vagueness to slip in ingredients and irrelevant facts to sway consumers... |
Food Engineering February 1, 2008 Richard F. Stier |
Are Regulators Endangering Our Food Supply? The FDA comes under fire as reports of mismanagement come to light. |
Food Processing February 2012 Eric Lindstrom |
The FDA's Food Safety Outlook for 2012 The FDA will be consumed with implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act, with July as a particularly important month. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Jacob Sullum |
Cigarette Gag: Smokes and speech In April a bill was passed that includes a provision barring manufacturers from making any statement directed to consumers through the media that would reasonably be expected to result in consumers believing that the product is regulated and endorsed by the FDA |
Prepared Foods August 2007 |
Regulations: Time to Prioritize FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition's new 2007 list of priorities. |
Food Engineering February 20, 2007 |
FE Tech Flash Vol. 3 No. 2 Altria Group spins off Kraft Foods... Kellogg announces healthy alternatives... FDA proposes "gluten-free" labeling... People, plant and industry news... etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2007 |
Thoughtleader: Peter Pitts. DrugWonks.com Here, the chief voice of a blog hosted by the non-profit Center for Medicine in the Public Interest urges pharma to continuously plug its positions and get politics out of science, and offers some perspective on important regulatory reforms facing the FDA. |
Food Processing August 2006 David Joy |
Regulatory Issues: Opportunities and challenges of functional ingredients There is more than one way to conclude whether a functional ingredient intended for addition to food is legal. |
Food Engineering June 1, 2009 |
Regulatory Watch While food and beverage concerns have dominated the government's battle on childhood obesity, the food industry is attempting to shift the focus to fitness. |
Food Processing April 2012 Hagey et al. |
How Food Processors Can Avoid 'Natural' Disasters With no federal guidance on how a product can be labeled as natural, how can companies compete while minimizing potential liability? |