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FDA Food & Cosmetic Announcements

• Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak - Update August 28, 2008
• FDA Announces Final Rule Amending the Food Additive Regulations to Allow for the Irradiation of Fresh Iceberg Lettuce and Fresh Spinach August 21, 2008
  • Final Rule (73 FR 49593) August 22, 2008
• FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain Mussel Products from Bantry Bay Seafood August 15, 2008
• Final Rule: Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soluble Fiber from Certain Foods and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease (Barley Betafiber) Federal Register, August 15, 2008
• FDA Announces Public Hearing on Food Advisory Labeling August 8, 2008
  • Federal Register Notice: Food Labeling; Current Trends in the Use of Allergen Advisory Labeling: Its Use, Effectiveness, and Consumer Perception; September 16, 2008 August 8, 2008
  • Registration Information and Deadlines
• FDA Extends Consumer Warning on Serrano Peppers from Mexico July 30, 2008
• FDA Advises Against Consumption of American Lobster (Maine Lobster) Tomalley July 28, 2008

Announcements by Other Federal Agencies with Responsibilities for Food Safety

• www.FoodSafety.gov
  • Selected Highlights
  • Food Safety in a Disaster (Hurricanes, floods, power outages, etc.)
• Food Safety & Inspection Service
  (Meat, Poultry & Eggs)
  • What's New and Product Recalls
  • Beef Recall, February 17, 2008
    • California Firm Recalls Beef Products Derived From Non-Ambulatory Cattle Without the Benefits of Proper Inspection (available in PDF and Spanish PDF)
    • Questions and Answers (available in PDF)
    • Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Regarding Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company Two Year Product Recall (USDA)
• Environmental Protection Agency
  (Pesticides & Water)
  • What's New
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  (Foodborne Illness)
  
  • E. coli Outbreak
  • Botulism Recall: MMWR Botulism Associated with Commercially Canned Chili Sauce --- Texas and Indiana, July 2007
  • News and Media Relations
  • Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
  • Current Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors
• National Agricultural Library
  • Food Safety Research Information Office
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • www.Recalls.gov
    (Food Recalls from FDA and USDA)

Recent Additions to the CFSAN Web Site

• Survey Data on Lead in Women's and Children's Vitamins August 2008
• Web-Based Training Module, "ALERT: Food Defense Awareness" Now Available in Spanish August 22, 2008
• FDA Advice to Retail and Foodservice Operations on Raw Oysters Shipped with "For Cooking Only" Label as Part of a Vibrio parahaemolyticus Control Plan August 6, 2008
• Pesticide Program Residue Monitoring 2004-2006 August 1, 2008
• Ginseng Dietary Supplements Special Survey (CFSAN Assignments and Field Regulatory Monitoring for FY 2003 and FY 2004) August 1, 2008
• A Message for Retailers and Food Service Establishments on the Handling, Removal, and Disposal of Mexican-grown Jalapeño and Serrano Peppers due to Salmonella Saintpaul Hazard August 1, 2008
• "Dear Colleague" Letter Regarding the Under Processing of Canned Foods and Recalls of Hot Dog Chilli Sauce and French Cut Green Beans

Other FDA Announcements

• FDA Strengthens Safeguards for Consumers of Beef April 24, 2008
• DEG in Toothpaste from China
• Pet Food Recall (Melamine)
• FDA Issues Documents on the Safety of Food from Animal Clones January 15, 2008
• FDA Bioterrorism Act of 2002
• Product Recalls, Alerts, and Warnings
• Import Alerts and Import Refusal Report
• Federal-State Relations Events: Food-Industry Workshops
• FDA Consumer Magazine
• Dockets
• Subscribe to FDA's Email Lists

Other Government Announcements

• Other Federal Government News/Press Websites
• FirstGov for Science
• United States Regulatory Agencies Unified Biotechnology Website