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FDA Strengthens International Collaboration to Ensure Quality, Safety of Imported products
April 26, 2012 | No comments
The FDA’s Global Engagement Report shed light on the volume of imported food, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals and outlines the measures taken …
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USDA Announces Steps to Improve Compliance with Residue Requirements and to Increase Testing at Establishments with Repeat Violators
April 24, 2012 | No comments
The USDA announced yesterday new guidance designed to prevent tainted meat products from reaching consumers. Like the Food Safety Modernization Act, which …
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FDA Wants Limits on Antibiotics Given to Animals – Sets Flawed Rule
April 12, 2012 | No comments
The FDA yesterday called on drug companies to help limit the use of antibiotics in farm animals, a decades-old practice …
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Warning Letters Begin to Include Notice of FSMA Reinspection Fees
April 10, 2012 | No comments
Beginning in late February warning letters issued by FDA now provide an indication of the types of violations that could …
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FDA Blocks More Orange Juice Imports
April 9, 2012 | No comments
Federal regulators with the FDA testing imported orange juice for an illegal fungicide have stopped 144 shipments and found 30 …
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Study Finds Antibiotics, Arsenic in Poultry Feed
April 6, 2012 | No comments
Arsenic finds its way into the news again. Food Court first reported on research finding organic arsenic in apple juice, …
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FDA Petitioned Over Horse-Meat Safety
April 3, 2012 | 3 comments
Colorado non-profit Front Range Equine Rescue (FRER) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) have petitioned the FDA …
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That’s fishy: Feds Fight Fraud in Seafood Sizes
March 15, 2012 | No comments
Economic and labeling fraud in the seafood industry is a growing problem. Fish, scallops and other seafood sold in stores …
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FDA Creates Sprout Safety Alliance
February 28, 2012 | No comments
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with the Illinois Institute of Technolgy’s Institute for Food Safety and Health (IIT …
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US FDA detains Brazil, Canada Orange Juice for Fungicide (Carbendazim)
January 30, 2012 | 1 comment
Food Court reported in early January on a FDA notification that the Agency would step up testing for a fungicide that has …
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