While President Obama signed into law a labeling provision disclosure for bioengineered foods, amending the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.), that is all up for grabs with the new administration. The Trump...

For small businesses, defined by the FDA as a business that employs fewer than 500 persons, there are fewer than 200 days left to become compliant with FSMA’s Preventive Controls for Human/Animal Food rules (the actual compliance deadline is...

With this post, we’d like to say that we're not trying to make a political statement for or against anyone. We're simply trying to assess the new dynamics unfolding in Washington and how that might affect the companies we serve. We consistently...

Sodium reduction is an important topic and is something the public health community and the FDA have been spending a lot of time evaluating, specifically looking at how to decrease the sodium intake in the American diet. And when the FDA starts...

On June 1, 2016, FDA released a draft voluntary guidance which outlines short-term (two years) and long-term (ten years) targets to help reduce the American’s average sodium intake by 11.8 percent and 23.3 percent respectively. But where did the...

On June 1, 2016, FDA released a draft voluntary guidance which outlines short-term (two years) and long-term (ten years) targets to help reduce the American’s average sodium intake by 11.8 percent and 23.3 percent respectively. So why is there a...

This interview was originally published by SmartBrief

Penny Marsh, global director of regulatory compliance at Sensient Flavors & Fragrances, recently completed her second master’s degree — a Master of Jurisprudence in Global Food Law from...

GMOs, FSMA and menu labeling are all hot topics right now in the world of food policy and regulation. To further discuss the latest updates, we sat down with Baylen Linnekin, Executive Director for Keep Food Legal, Adjunct Professor at George...

As the ever-changing landscape of the food supply chain industry evolves, more and more food manufacturers are becoming frustrated with certain pieces to the audit puzzle. 

Even with the final rules for menu and vending labeling being published by the FDA back in November of 2014, there are still questions as to what is covered, what’s not and who has to comply.