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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 Processing February 2005 David Joy	Regulatory Issues: Generally recognized meaning of GRAS The GRAS exception exists so the FDA does not spend valuable resources reviewing things that clearly are safe.
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Food Processing February 2006 Leslie T. Krasny	Regulatory Issues: FDA Denies Petition on Whole Grain Descriptors Currently, hundreds of products are marketed with "whole grain" statements, despite ambiguity concerning the regulatory status of descriptors such as "good" and "excellent" source.
Prepared Foods May 1, 2005 William A. Roberts, Jr.	Function Takes Form In this health-oriented era where the consumer is looking for a quick fix, the functional food category has a great deal of potential. Yet, much of that potential remains unrealized.
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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?
Food Processing March 2010 John S. White	Clarifying Added Sugar Myths Calories from high fructose corn syrup and added sugars are just one-tenth of the total calorie increase since 1975, so clearly are not the primary cause of obesity.
Food Processing June 2007 David Joy	Regulatory Issues: Labeling reconsidered for irradiated foods Under FDA's current regulations, only certain foods can be irradiated and at specified maximum doses. But the agency recently proposed to relax its regulations.
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Food Processing May 2006 David Joy	Regulatory Issues: FDA may cut food-contact program The agency's proposed budget may mean an end to the efficient and speedy Food Contact Notification Program -- and two- to five-year waits for reviews.
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