Regulatory Alert: FDA Releases Final Menu Labeling Rule Restaurants, Supermarkets and Convenience Stores Must Comply with Broad New Regulation On November 25, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the final Menu Labeling Rule (“Final Rule”) which requires restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores and other establishments to conspicuously post calorie information and provide additional [...]
Foreign government employees can play a number of roles under the Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”) to conduct audits or inspections that exporters of food to the U.S. can provide to their U.S. importers to allow the importers to satisfy Foreign Supplier Verification Program (“FSVP”) food safety on-site audit requirements. FDA issued a proposed FSVP [...]
On October 24, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a series of three videos on the labeling of seafood products to educate the seafood industry, retailers and state regulators. If you have any questions please contact Erik Lieberman at erl1@liebermanpllc.com or 202.830.0300. From FDA: FDA Develops Online Learning Module to Help Ensure Proper Labeling of [...]
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is hosting a public meeting on the supplemental proposed FSMA rules published on September 19. The meeting will be held on November 13, 2014, from 8:30-5:30 pm. The Agency published supplemental proposed rules on the Preventive Controls for Human Food Rule, Preventive Controls for Animal [...]
On October 2, 2014, Erik R. Lieberman of Lieberman PLLC conducted a webinar on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) which reviewed the regulations issued to date by the U.S. and Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and provided a look ahead to the future regulations FDA is required to issue under the law. A replay of [...]
On September 25, 2014, Erik Lieberman held a webinar to review the supplemental proposed rules released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on September 19 to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The revisions apply to the following rules: Preventive Controls for Human Food, Preventive Controls for Animal Food, Foreign Supplier Verification [...]
On September 19, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration released four revised proposed rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The revisions apply to the following rules: Preventive Controls for Human Food, Preventive Controls for Animal Food, Foreign Supplier Verification Program, and Produce Safety. The revisions address some of the key—and most controversial—aspects [...]
On August 21, 2014, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a final rule amending the poultry products inspection regulations to establish a new inspection system for young chicken and all turkey slaughter establishments. Young chicken and turkey slaughter establishments that do not choose to operate under [...]
Today, August 5, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration's gluten-free labeling rule went into effect. Packaged foods labeled on or after today must comply with the requirements of the regulation. Pursuant to the regulation, gluten-free foods must contain less than 20 parts per million (ppm) gluten. Foods may be labeled “gluten-free” if they are inherently [...]
FDA is announcing the Domestic and Foreign Facility Reinspections, Failure to Comply with Recall Orders, and Certain Importer Reinspections User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2015. The fees are $217 per hour if domestic travel is required and $305 per hour if foreign travel is required. More information may be found in the FY 2015 Fee [...]
