Articles

Regulatory Issues: Guard against intentional contamination

The food industry is fortunate Congress and FDA have not developed more specific requirements for food security.
Post Date: 09/06/2006
Author: David Joy, Contributing Editor

Regulatory Issues: Food Safety Warnings

Two developments regarding the preemption of state food safety warnings the food industry should know.
Post Date: 09/06/2006
Author: Leslie Krasny

Regulatory Issues: Opportunities and challenges of functional ingredients

Common use in dietary supplements simply does not go far toward establishing GRAS status for a functional ingredient’s use in conventional foods.
Post Date: 08/07/2006
Author: David Joy, Contributing Editor

Regulatory Issues: EU rules on health claims take a step forward

Ten years in the works, the European Parliament’s review of health and nutrition claims on food labels may end a longstanding prohibition against claims relating to human diseases.
Post Date: 06/30/2006
Author: David Joy, Contributing Editor

Regulatory Issues: Self-Regulation of Advertising to Children

Emotions run high when it comes to advertising to kids, but processors have an alphabet soup of tools for enacting voluntary regulations.
Post Date: 06/29/2006
Author: Leslie Krasny, Contributing Editor

Regulatory Issues: Trade lawyers descend on Codex

No longer the province of food scientists, Codex meetings and standards play a role in the resolution of trade disputes.
Post Date: 06/01/2006
Author: David Joy, Contributing Editor

Regulatory Issues: FDA may cut food-contact program

The agency’s proposed budget may mean an end to the efficient and speedy Food Contact Notification Program … and two- to five-year waits for reviews.
Post Date: 05/21/2006
Author: David Joy, Contributing Editor

Allergens in the plant: Nothing to sneeze at

An allergen in your product or processing area could prove tragic to company and consumer. These plant procedures can help keep your products true to their ingredient statements.
Post Date: 04/11/2006
Author: Mike Pehanich, Plant Operations Editor

Regulatory Issues: WTO sides with U.S. on GM crops

What the World Trade Organization decided on biotech foods in the European Union, and what it means to American producers.
Post Date: 04/11/2006
Author: David Joy, Contributing Editor

Editor's Plate: One more step needed on grains

In the next 30 days, tell the FDA to finish the job and define what are ‘good’ and ‘excellent’ sources of whole grains.
Post Date: 03/01/2006
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Regulatory Issues: FDA Denies Petition on Whole Grain Descriptors

Currently, hundreds of products are marketed with “whole grain” statements, despite ambiguity concerning the regulatory status of descriptors such as “good” and “excellent” source.
Post Date: 02/23/2006
Author: Leslie T. Krasny, Contributing Editor

Editor's Plate: Is biotechnology the future of food?

Why not a conference on biotechnology, but with the food industry calling the meeting to order?
Post Date: 02/01/2006
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Ingredient forensics

It’s like CSI: New scientific techniques can uncover the source of pathogens, contamination, even genetic modification … in foods and their ingredients.
Post Date: 01/31/2006
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Trans fats: Just under the deadline

Here's how several processors removed trans fats before the Jan. 1 labeling deadline.
Post Date: 01/31/2006
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Editor's Plate: Misplaced blame and ignorance

The Institute of Medicine report on food advertising and childhood obesity is a serious indictment … based on outdated research.
Post Date: 01/01/2006
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Regulatory Issues: Bioterrorism recordkeeping essentials

This month, FDA expects food companies to start “one-up, one-down” recordkeeping.
Post Date: 12/19/2005
Author: David Joy, Contributing Editor

Regulatory Issues: Natural acrylamide in food faces FDA scrutiny

Are warnings for acrylamide in foods informative, premature or preempted?
Post Date: 12/06/2005
Author: Leslie T. Krasny, contributing editor

Regulatory Issues: FDA Accepts Use of Existing Labels

The FDA has agreed to accept requests by processors to use existing labels after the trans fat labeling effective date.
Post Date: 11/01/2005
Author: Leslie Krasny, Contributing Editor

Regulatory Issues: A proposed rule is not a final rule

FDA recently confirmed its reversal on “and/or” wording in ingredient statements.
Post Date: 09/23/2005
Author: David Joy, Contributing Editor

Worldwide Food Expo preview

The equipment-heavy Worldwide Food Expo, which combines dairy, food, beverage and meat shows every two years, blows into the Windy City Oct. 26-29.
Post Date: 09/12/2005
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