Following the release of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) nutrition labeling revisions in May 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend the nutrition labeling requirements for meat and poultry products. The proposed revisions parallel almost exactly FDA’s final nutrition labeling revisions. Comments are due 60
Nutrition Labeling
FDA Releases Draft Strategic Priorities Plan for 2014-2018
By Joe Levitt & Brian Eyink on
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released for public comment a draft strategic priorities plan for 2014-2018 (“the Plan”). Every four year years, FDA reviews its strategic priorities for the coming years. Strategic plans highlight agency-wide themes and areas of focus that in turn drive development and emphasis of specific program areas. The strategic…
FDA Issues Final Guidance on IND Requirement for Human Research Studies
By Martin Hahn & Xin Tao on
We are writing this memo to bring to your attention a guidance document on investigational new drug applications (INDs) that impacts the food industry. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final guidance: Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs) – Determining Whether Human Research Studies Can Be Conducted Without an IND (IND Guidance). The guidance…
FSIS Issues Final Rule Requiring Nutrition Labeling for Single-Ingredient Meat and Poultry Products
By Steve Steinborn & Brian Eyink on
On December 29, 2010, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published a final rule that requires nutrition labeling for single-ingredient meat and poultry products. Under the new rule, major cuts of meat and poultry and ground or chopped meat and poultry products will have to be accompanied by nutrition information. The labeling requirements differ…