In the last few years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has become much more inspection-oriented and enforcement-minded. The agency is conducting more inspections of food facilitie...read more
Introduction To date, the regulatory environment for gluten-free labeling on food and alcohol products has been nebulous to say the least. With undefined standards for voluntary disclosure, regulat...read more
It has been estimated that over seventy per cent of food products sold in Canada are imported from other countries and that most domestic food products contain imported ingredients. On June 7,...read more
In Europe, food supplements are regulated by the Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of June 10th 2002. In Europe, "food supplements," are foods which aim to supplement ...read more
In April 2012 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or mad cow disease) in the United States. While the USDA als...read more
It’s an exciting time for the Canadian food industry: On June 7, 2012 the Federal Government tabled a new bill that will essentially overhaul the Canadian food safety system (think: the Food ...read more
by Stephanie Barnes, Editor, Foods Team Member FDLI’s 55th Annual Conference hosted the presentation of the Food and Drug Administration Alumni Association’s Harvey W. Wiley Lect...read more
by Stephanie Barnes, Editor, Foods Team Member Michael Landa, Director of FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), and Dr. Daniel Engeljohn, Assistant Administrator, Of...read more
by Archita Patel, Student Writer As part of an effort to more accurately reflect the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) responsibilities, subject matter expertise and mandates in an ...read more
by Davina Rosen, Conference Manager, Medical Products and Tobacco Team Member “Employers have heard that FDA regulates a quarter of the US economy. That creates enormous opportunities,...read more