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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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Nanotechnology In Food and Cosmetics: FDA Proposes Rules For New Technologies
April 23, 2012 | 1 comment
Two draft guidance documents that address the use of nanotechnology by the food and cosmetics industries were issued late Friday …
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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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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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Food Safety Modernization Act Product Tracing Pilots Update
March 15, 2012 | No comments
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requires the FDA to conduct pilot projects to explore and evaluate methods to “rapidly and effectivly …
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Staples Warned by FDA over Snacks Gnawed by Rats
March 13, 2012 | No comments
Retailers who carry snack may want to rethink their compliance strategies. Under new FSMA provisions and increased FDA scrutiny retailers …
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How does FDA Identify a High-Risk (HR) Facility under the Food Safety Modernization Act?
March 9, 2012 | No comments
The FDA released new information today on how the Agency would determine which facilities are “high risk facilities” that require …
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FDA Issues Warning Letter to Makers of AeroShot “Caffeine Inhaler”
March 6, 2012 | No comments
Food Court News reported last week on the outcry over AeroShot, the caffeine inhaler, which lead to promise by the Food and …
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