On Dec. 17 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Dec. 16 the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
FDA has issued its weekly Enforcement Report for Dec. 16, listing the status of recalls and field corrections for food, cosmetics, tobacco products, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
FDA is proposing to eliminate its standard of identity for frozen cherry pies, it said in a notice released Dec. 17. FDA says the “standards are no longer necessary to promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers,” and that “revoking the standards of identity and quality for frozen cherry pie would provide greater flexibility in the product’s manufacture.” The standard requires a fruit content by weight of 25%, and limits the number of blemished cherries allowed in frozen cherry pies, among other things. Comments are due March 18.
FDA is extending the period for comments on its proposal to set new record-keeping requirements for foods it deems high-risk, it said in a notice released Dec. 17. Part of its ongoing implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the agency’s proposed rule would require entities at key points in the supply chain to keep records of certain high-risk foods as they move through the supply chain, and also more general records of their traceability record-keeping program (see 2009220041). Comments on the proposal are now due Feb. 22, 2021.
FDA will allow use of the term “potassium salt” as an alternate name for potassium chloride in food labeling, it said in a final guidance document issued Dec. 17. Potassium chloride may be used as a healthier substitute for sodium chloride, and the “alternate name 'potassium salt' may help consumers understand the identity of potassium chloride and its use as a salt substitute,” FDA said. “We consider it appropriate to exercise enforcement discretion for the declaration ‘potassium salt’ in the place of ‘potassium chloride’ in the ingredient statement of food labels when potassium chloride is used as an ingredient in the food,” the agency said.
On Dec. 14 the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Dec. 11 the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On Dec. 9 FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
FDA has issued its weekly Enforcement Report for Dec. 9, listing the status of recalls and field corrections for food, cosmetics, tobacco products, drugs, biologics and devices. The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.