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VI Regulatory Update

VI Regulatory Update (1)   Fall 2018 Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (Input Requested by September 21, 2018) (2)   FDA Publishes Information for Qualified Facilities under Preventive Controls Rules (3)   FDA Announces Fees for the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program (4)   Safe Food for Canadians Timeline for Compliance (5)   Nominations Being Accepted for the 2020 [...]

VI Regulatory Update

VI Regulatory Update (1) National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Rule Sent to OMB (2) FDA Webinar for Importers on the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) (3) FDA Update on the CGMP Regulations (4) Organic Industry Proposed Check-Off Program National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Rule Sent to OMB VI has been providing updates regarding the federal [...]

VI Regulatory Update

VI Regulatory Update (1) FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Updates (2) FDA Nutrition Innovation Strategy Meeting Materials Released (3) Nominations Being Accepted for the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (4) FDA BPA Webcast Announced There was a considerable amount of information recently released that we thought would be of interest.  This communication, although lengthy, [...]

VI Regulatory Update: FDA Announces International Accreditation Services as Accreditation Body under FSMA

FDA Announces International Accreditation Services as Accreditation Body under FSMA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a Constituent Update announcing that the International Accreditation Services, Inc. (IAS) of Brea, California has met the requirements to become an accreditation body under the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program for five years.  The FDA Food Safety Modernization [...]

VI Regulatory Update: FDA Publishes Guidance Documents on Food Facility Registration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a Federal Register notice (83 FR 42024; August 20, 2018) announcing the availability of an industry guidance, “Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration (Seventh Edition).”  The food facility registration regulation (21 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 1.225 – 1.245) requires domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, [...]

VI Regulatory Update

(1)    FDA Extends Deadline to Comment on the Nutrition Innovation Strategy (VI Action Requested) (2)   USDA Files New Bioengineered Food Symbols with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office FDA Extends Deadline to Comment on the Nutrition Innovation Strategy VI has been providing updates regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Nutrition Innovation Strategy and the public meeting held [...]

VI Regulatory Update

(1)   Fall 2018 Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (2)   China and U.S. Trade Relations (Vinegar Mentioned) Fall 2018 Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) recently issued a Federal Register notice (83 FR 39376; August 9, 2018) announcing that the next meeting [...]

VI Regulatory Update – Intentional Adulteration Rule Online Training Course

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the availability of a free online training course, “Overview of the Intentional Adulteration Rule (IA),” which was developed in partnership with the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSCPA), Intentional Adulteration Subcommittee.  As you may recall, the Intentional Adulteration rule (“Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration”) [...]

VI Regulatory Update – Opportunity to Comment on FDA’s Nutrition Innovation Strategy

In early April 2018, VI notified members of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Nutrition Innovation Strategy in which the Agency will evaluate measures to reduce preventable death and disease related to poor nutrition.  It was reported that the Agency would focus on five key areas: Modernizing Claims, Modernizing Ingredient Labels, Modernizing Standards of Identity, [...]

VI Regulatory Update – U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Imported Chinese Goods

President Trump recently imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada, Mexico and the European Union (EU), the largest trading partners of the U.S. The tariffs of 25 percent on imported steel and 10 percent on imported aluminum became effective on June 1, 2018.  Each country announced plans to retaliate and impose measures against U.S. [...]