On July 9, 2009, (74 FR 33030) the Food and Drug Administration issued its Final Rule on the Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation.
The reporting requirements of the Reportable Food Registry (section 417 of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act) are now in effect. Companies registered with the FDA should make themselves current on their reporting obligations.
A new memorandum suggests that producers should be forewarned that states and locales have now been encouraged to ìtry novel social and economic experiments."
It has always been challenging for food manufacturers to prepare the labels required by the FDA. Choices have been generally limited to nutrition CD-ROMs, laboratories and third-party consultants. Quick and
Formulators have a new, label-friendly ingredient for the formulation of foods with higher ALA omega-3 levels.HiOmega® flaxseed oil, from Polar Foods, contains 70% omega-3 as alpha linolenic acid (ALA), which
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has again reiterated the high level of support advertisers must possess prior to making various kinds of objective advertising claims -- including on-label.