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FDA Calls on Food Companies to Correct Labeling Violations; FDA Commissioner Issues an Open Letter t FDA PRESS RELEASE Mar. 3, 2010 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified 17 food manufacturers that the labeling for 22 of their food products violates the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The action follows an October 2009 statement by Commissioner of Food and Drugs Margaret Hamburg, M.D., encouraging companies to review their labeling to ensure that they were in compliance with FDA regulations, and were truthful and not misleading. For details, please click link below http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm202814.htm
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Image China Files WTO Complaints Over US Poultry Ban

 Updated April 17, 2009 08:01 PM

GENEVA (Xinhua) - China filed complaints to the World Trade Organization (WTO) today about a US law effectively banning imports of Chinese poultry products, saying the law may violate WTO regulations.

Pursuant to Section 727 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, which was already signed into law, the United States effectively prohibits the establishment or implementation of any measures that would allow poultry products to be imported from China, the Chinese WTO mission said.

China is concerned that Section 727 places restrictions on the import from China of poultry products that are inconsistent with the United States' WTO obligations, it added.

 
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Protecting U.S. Food Supply May Be Costly, Groups Say Protecting U.S. Food Supply May Be Costly, Gro  Additional rules designed to improve food safety in the U.S. will add costs for businesses and may not be effective, food-industry groups said.

Scares involving the potentially deadly E. coli bacteria, salmonella, listeria and other threats have harmed consumer confidence, prompting industry support for some tougher measures, J. Patrick Boyle, the president of the American Meat Institute, said today at a congressional hearing. The added cost to defend the food supply may be burdensome, he said.

“Only industry can provide safe food,” and voluntary collaboration with government will do more to protect consumers than additional rules, Boyle told the House Agriculture Committee. Boyle’s group represents Tyson Foods Inc., the biggest U.S. meat processor, and other meatpackers.

Congress is increasing the food-safety budget to add inspection resources and considering more than a dozen proposals to combat food-borne illness. They include legislation, approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, to grant the Food and Drug Administration authority to order food recalls even when a company refuses to cooperate.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aAD65Z3FeyRo

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FDA New Guidance for Reporting to the Reportable Food Electronic Portal 3/19/2010 FDA has issued new guidance entitled "Guidance for Industry: Submitting a Report for Multiple Facilities to the Reportable Food Electronic Portal as Established by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, " which can be found at http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodSafetyPrograms/ucm205209.htm. This document provides guidance intended to assist those parties responsible for complying with the Reportable Food Registry requirements prescribed by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (Pub. L.110-085). As required by section 1005(f) of this law, in September 2009, FDA issued guidance to industry about submitting reports of instances of reportable food through the electronic portal and providing notifications to other persons in the supply chain of such articles of food. This guidance document provides further guidance to industry on submitting a single reportable food report to FDA covering reportable food located at more than one of a company’s facilities. FDA has also updated its Questions & Answers For Industry Regarding the HVP Recalled by Basic Food Flavors, Inc. http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/FoodIndustry/ucm203201.htm Provided by: Lesley Maloney, Pharm.D. Senior Advisor, Industry and Business Relations Office of External Relations/Office of the Commissioner U.S. Food & Drug Administration Office: (301) 827-6252
 
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FDA Issues Food Security Preventive Guidance for Importers

FDA has issued a guidance document for Importers to identify the kinds of preventive measures that can be taken to minimize the risk that food under their control will be subject to tampering or other malicious, criminal, or terrorist actions. Operators of food retail food stores and food service establishments are encouraged to review their current procedures and controls in light of the potential for tampering or other malicious, criminal, or terrorist actions and make appropriate improvements.

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 http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/01d_0583_gdl0002.pdf

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September 18, 2007

In responding to the public's concern of the safety of imported food, Oriental Food Association has hosted a "imported Food Safety Forum on Sept 18, 2007 at Asian Culture Center, Oakland, Califorina. FDA San Francisco District Director Barbara Cassens and USDA SITC Officer John Nelson were invited to give speech. Taylor Chow, Public Relations, represented to Association's position. You may see the first 3 portions of the video by clicking the links below:

Part 1 of 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9xJJ2WsIA8

Part 2 of 6:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpAfw8Qw74g  

Part 3 of 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQJgT_2y1Es 
 

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