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Read the full Food, Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Regulatory Update. Top News FDA Answers Questions on Compliance Dates for Nutrition Initiatives On October 7, 2016, FDA answered a series of [...]

On September 16, 2016, the European Commission authorized the sale of products containing, consisting of, or produced from GM maize Bt11 x MIR162 x MIR604 x GA21, four related GM [...]

The European Food Safety Authority ('EFSA') has completed its reevaluation of all food colors permitted for use in the European Union before 2009. Over the past seven years, EFSA's Panel [...]

On November 23, 2016, EFSA will present its draft guidance document on allergenicity of genetically modified ('GM') plants at a meeting in Parma, Italy. EFSA invites representatives of Member States, [...]

In the September 16, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS implemented recommendations from the Cherry Industry Administrative Board to add inventory release procedures and revise optimum supply provisions under the marketing [...]

In the September 16, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS invited comments on a recommendation by the Raisin Administrative Committee ('Committee') to remove the term 'midget' from the minimum grade standards [...]

In the September 16, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS implemented a recommendation from the Administrative Committee for Pistachios for a decrease in the assessment rate established for the 2016-2017 and [...]

In the September 16, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS invited public comments on a proposed amendment to Marketing Order No. 984, which regulates the handling of walnuts grown in California. [...]

In the September 16, 2016, Federal Regiser, USDA's AMS announced it will amend the regulations governing the voluntary grading of shell eggs to clarify the definition of 'condition' and revise [...]

In the September 13, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service ('AMS') announced that no changes will be made to the current distribution of domestic National Dairy Promotion and Research [...]

In the September 28, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's FNS proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ('SNAP') issuance regulations in accordance with the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of [...]

In the September 19, 2016, Federal Register, FDA announced the effective date for the definition of 'qualified auditor' included in 21 C.F.R. § 117.3 (80 FR 55098 at 56147) and § 507.3 [...]

On September 26, 2016, FDA issued the guidance 'Necessity of the Use of Food Product Categories in Food Facility Registrations and Updates to Food Product Categories,' amending the food product [...]

On September 28, 2016, FDA announced it has started a public process to redefine the 'healthy' nutrient content claim for food labeling. On December 1, 2015, FDA received a citizen [...]

On September 12, 2016, in an unpublished disposition, the Ninth Circuit reversed in part a district court's ruling that 'All Natural Fruit' labeling on Dole Food Co. products was unlikely [...]

On August 12, 2016, FDA finalized a long-awaited proposed rule, 'Substances Generally Recognized as Safe.' The final rule sets forth the mandatory criteria and scientific evidence that can be used [...]

On September 2, 2016, FDA issued a final rule prohibiting the sale of antiseptic wash products (including liquid, foam, gel hand soap, bar soaps, and body washes) that contain one [...]

On August 15, 2016, FDA issued the 'Draft Guidance, Calorie Labeling of Articles of Food in Vending Machines' and the 'Small Entity Compliance Guide, Calorie Labeling of Articles of Food [...]

Following the July 2016 enactment of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, which sets a mandatory uniform national standard for biotechnology labeling of food, USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service ('FSIS') [...]

On August 11, 2016, FDA issued a revised draft guidance replacing the original draft guidance of 2011, 'Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and Related Issues,' and requesting comments to [...]

In the July 18, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS proposed to amend its regulations to remove bovine spongiform encephalopathy-related import restrictions on live sheep and goats and most of their [...]

In the August 1, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS issued a final rule to revise the minimum quality and handling standards for domestic and imported peanuts marketed in the United [...]

In the July 18, 2016, Federal Register, UDSA's AMS issued an interim rule to suspend the incoming size-grade authority under the California olive marketing order. The rule, which implements a [...]

In the July 18, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS issued a proposed rule to increase the assessment rate established for the 2016-17 through the 2018-19 crop years from $0.03 to [...]

In the July 14, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS made technical amendments to its regulations regarding the importation of mangoes from India. A previous technical amendment amended the regulations to [...]

In the July 19, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS announced the availability of a pest risk analysis for review and comment. The analysis, which evaluates the risks associated with the [...]

In the August 1, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS proposed a rule to revise the grade requirement currently prescribed for Size B potatoes (1½ inch minimum to 2¼ inch maximum) [...]

In the August 8, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS announced an interim rule amending the bovine tuberculosis regulations regarding state and zone classifications by reclassifying the state of California as [...]

In the July 15, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS issued a proposed rule to amend the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Order and the Beef Promotion and Research Order. [...]

In the July 13, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's FSIS amended the federal meat inspection regulations to allow Namibia to export meat and meat products to the United States. Under the [...]

In the July 29, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration ('GIPSA') issued a final rule to bring its regulations into compliance with amendments to the United [...]

In the July 20, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's APHIS proposed to amend the regulations setting out its National Environmental Policy Act implementing procedures. Specifically, the amendments would clarify the categories [...]

In the July 29, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's Food and Nutrition Service ('FNS') issued four final rules regarding school nutrition programs: (i) the Administrative Reviews in the School Nutrition Programs [...]

In the July 18, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's FSIS issued a final rule amending its regulations on ante-mortem inspection to remove a provision that permits establishments to set apart and [...]

In the August 4, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS revised 41 U.S. Standards for Grades of fresh fruits and vegetables, fruits and vegetables for processing, nuts, and specialty crops by [...]

In the August 3, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's Farm Service Agency ('FSA') consolidated, updated, and amended its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended ('NEPA'). FSA's [...]

In the August 3, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS announced a final rule that addresses recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture by the National Organic Standards Board ('NOSB') following [...]

In the August 4, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ('APHIS') proposed to amend the regulations to allow the importation of fresh mango fruit from Vietnam [...]

In the July 18, 2016, Federal Register, FDA issued a final rule amending the food additive regulations to expand the safe uses of Vitamin D2 as a nutrient supplement in [...]

In the July 21, 2016, Federal Register, FDA announced the availability of a draft revised guidance for industry titled 'General Principles for Evaluating the Human Food Safety of New Animal [...]

On July 14, 2016, the European Court of Justice ('ECJ') ruled that Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food nutrition and health claims, [...]

This month, USDA reached an agreement with Brazil to finally allow exports of U.S. beef and beef products to the Brazil market. Brazil banned U.S. trade of beef in 2003 [...]

The EMA has concluded its second inquiry within the framework of its infringement procedure against Roche. The infringement procedure was started by EMA on October 23, 2012, at the request [...]

The European Commission has launched a consultation on the safety of apps and other non-embedded software (i.e., software and apps that are neither embedded nor contained in a tangible medium [...]

On July 5, 2016, the MHRA published new guidance on the remanufacturing of single-use devices ('SUDs') and expectations for their use. This follows a three-year review by the MHRA of [...]

On May 19, 2016, the French National Drug and Health Product Authority ('ANSM') posted on its website its first two financial penalty decisions, adopted on May 12, 2016. The May [...]