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 [...]
On June 4, 2015, FDA published draft guidance on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP). Please see this Lieberman PLLC Regulatory Alert for additional information. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) required FDA to establish VQIP. VQIP is a voluntary, fee-based program that provides for expedited review and importation of [...]
On May 13, 2015, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a final rule (the “Final Rule”) imposing new labeling requirements for raw and partially-cooked needle and blade tenderized beef, including beef products injected with a marinade or solution. The labeling requirements do not apply if the [...]
On May 6, 2015, FDA released draft guidance relating to its authority under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to order mandatory recalls for foods. Comments on the draft guidance should be submitted by July 6, 2015. For more information please see this regulatory alert summarizing the key points in the guidance. Please contact Erik [...]
On April 9, 2015, FDA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (the “Proposed Rule”) to amend and update its existing regulation on food facility registration. The Proposed Rule would implement provisions of FSMA that require food facility reregistration and changes to the definition of retail food establishments. The Proposed Rule makes additional changes [...]
On March 19, 2015, Erik Lieberman of Lieberman PLLC hosted a webinar entitled FDA Menu Labeling: Are You Ready? The webinar provided the latest updates on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Final Menu Labeling Rule and reviewed the requirements of the regulation. Compliance with the Final Menu Labeling Regulation is required by December [...]
On March 19, 2015, Erik Lieberman of Lieberman PLLC hosted a webinar entitled FDA Menu Labeling: Are You Ready? The webinar provided the latest updates on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Final Menu Labeling Rule and reviewed the requirements of the regulation. The webinar covers such questions as: What kinds of items are [...]
On Thursday, March 19, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Final Menu Labeling Regulation published on December 2014. The compliance guide is intended to assist small businesses. The guidance represents FDA’s current thinking on the Final Menu Labeling Rule. The guidance may be found here. [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that they will be holding a national meeting regarding the beginning of their implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The meeting will be held in Washington, DC, from April 23-24, 2015. More details on the meeting may be found here. Please contact Erik Lieberman [...]
