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October 11, 2019

Horizontal Approaches to Food Standards of Identity Modernization Discussed at FDA Public Meeting

FDA held a public meeting Friday 9/27/19 in Rockville, MD to give interested persons an opportunity to discuss FDA’s effort to modernize food standards of identity (SOI) and provide information

October 4, 2019

Recent Warning Letters – regarding adulterated and misbranded cosmetics

We became aware that on October 1, 2019 the FDA sent out warning letter to Intenze Product Inc. and Color Art, Inc. DBA Solid Ink regarding adulterated and misbranded cosmetics

September 20, 2019

New Report Details a 2017 E. coli Outbreak Linked to Soy Nut Butter

A new report published in Pediatrics describes a 2017 outbreak investigation of E. coli O157:H7 infections that sickened 32 people, primarily young children, in 12 states. Investigators identified soy nut butter as

September 20, 2019

New Report on Foodborne Disease Outbreaks

In 2017, 841 foodborne disease outbreaks were reported to CDC, according to a recently released annual summary from the Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System. The data come from reports submitted by

September 19, 2019

FDA launches Food Defense Plan Builder Version 2.0

FDA LAUNCHES FOOD DEFENSE PLAN BUILDER VERSION 2.0September 19, 2019The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched an updated version of the Food Defense Plan Builder (FDPB) to help companies meet the

September 19, 2019

FDA Stakeholder Conference Call to Discuss the Draft Retail Flexible Funding Model (RFFM), September 24, 2019, 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT

Dear Colleagues, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) will host a Stakeholder Conference Call on September 24, 2019, 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT, to

September 16, 2019

Virginia Agencies Investigating Reports of Illness among Men Who Took Dietary Supplement V8

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, Contact: Elaine Lidholm, www.vdacs.virginia.gov For Release: Aug. 22, 2019 Contact:  Elaine Lidholm, 804.786.7686 Virginia Agencies Investigating Reports of Illness among Men Who Took Dietary Supplement V8 (Richmond, Va.) – The Virginia

September 13, 2019

Virginia Hepatitis A Pandora Radio Campaign A Success Story of Interagency Collaboration

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Foodborne Disease Epidemiology Team (FDET), in coordination with the Virginia Rapid Response Team (RRT) and Virginia Food Protection Task Force, partnered with Pandora Radio

August 30, 2019

FDA Announces Public Meeting to Discuss Modernizing Food Standards of Identity

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it will hold a public meeting on September 27, 2019, to give interested parties an opportunity to discuss FDA’s effort to modernize food standards

August 2, 2019

Tattoo Ink and Permanent Labeling Guide News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ken C. Stevenson II, kcstevenson@ceuticallabs.comLaurel Arrigona, larrigona@ceuticallabs.comSarah Robbin, sarahrobbin1@gmail.com AFDO Body Art Committee Tattoo Ink and Permanent Makeup Labeling Guide Now Available York, PA — As

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