On July 23, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released draft Model Accreditation Standards for Third-Party Auditor /Certification Body Accreditation pursuant to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA also released a proposed rule on user fees for participation in the program. Please see this Lieberman PLLC Regulatory Alert which summarizes the key [...]
Lieberman PLLC is pleased to announce that Erik Lieberman, principal of Lieberman PLLC and president of U.S. Food Imports LLC has been named to the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) International Subcommittee. The FSPCA is a public-private partnership created by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Institute for [...]
On March 1, 2013, the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) rule on Nutrition Labeling of Single Ingredient Products and Ground or Chopped Meat and Poultry Products became effective. The rule requires nutrition labeling of the major cuts of single-ingredient, raw meat and poultry products on labels or at point-of-purchase. The rule also requires nutrition [...]
On July 9, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is extending the date of compliance for the Final Menu Labeling Rule until December 1, 2016. Previously compliance had been required by December 1, 2015. FDA’s announcement may be found here. The prepublication Federal Register notice may be found here. FDA [...]
On July 2, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the Supplement to the 2013 Food Code. The Supplement modifies the 2013 Food Code to: Expand the duties of the Person in Charge in a food establishment to include overseeing the routine monitoring of food temperatures during hot and cold holding. Expand and [...]
