From: Susan Mayne, Director of FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
I am writing in response to the opinion piece published on March 13, 2023, titled “Be Best or Be Better
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Food safety cannot wait — infant formula letter important to industry
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Editor’s note: This article was first published by Harvard Public Health magazine and is reprinted here with permission.
By Jerold Mande
Federal food law is clear: It bans “any poisonous or deleterious
Continue Reading Processed foods are making us sick: It’s time for the FDA and USDA to step in
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By Richard Smoley
The failures of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been in plain view since at least early 2022.
At that point the public saw the FDA’s scandalous
Continue Reading It’s time for a Department of Food and Nutrition
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Dear Dr. Califf, FDA Commissioner
February 6, 2023
As a broad coalition of FDA stakeholders, including industry and consumer groups and state food regulators, we appreciate the attention you have given to the
Continue Reading Coalition has many questions about how FDA Commissioner will protect consumers with new organizational chart
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By Bryan Hitchcock
At the request of U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf, the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA (FDA Foundation) launched an external evaluation of the FDA’s Human
Continue Reading A new day: IFT weighs in on the future of the FDA
Editor’s note: This column and profiles of the 16 food safety champions (four not pictured above) was originally published by Quality Assurance magazine. It is reprinted here with permission. To read profiles of the individual
Continue Reading 30 years of food safety standouts
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By Sharon Lindan Mayl
The Food and Drug Administration has issued many of its foundational rules in the 12 years since the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was passed, but the agency’s
Continue Reading FDA’s Traceability Rule: What are the next steps for the agency and industry
This is R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that describes a letter to Congress sent by 50 diverse organizations and provides a list of reasons MCOOL is valuable to Americans. It is available in three formats: written,
Continue Reading 2023 is the year for MCOOL
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By Jane M. Caldwell
Portions of this article were originally published in Food Technology magazine.
This session the Missouri General Assembly will consider whether the sale of raw milk should be legal
Continue Reading Raw milk is dangerous; opposition to Missouri bills is necessary for safety
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By Sarah Gallo
When baby formula disappeared from shelves following a recall earlier this year, it raised the question of how something this big, affecting millions across the U.S., occurred under the
Continue Reading The FDA should not wait to initiate significant and lasting change