What's New in Food

Announcements

• APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum August 3, 2009
• HHS Secretary Sebelius, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announce New Strategies to Keep America’s Food Supply Safe July 31, 2009
  • FDA Issues Draft Guidances for Tomatoes, Leafy Greens and Melons July 31, 2009
• Update on Recalled Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough July 15, 2009
• FDA Takes Enforcement Action Against Three New Jersey Dietary Supplement and Protein Powder Manufacturers July 10, 2009
• Noted Food Safety Expert Michael R. Taylor Named Advisor to FDA Commissioner July 7, 2009
• FDA Takes Enforcement Action Against Cheese Manufacturer July 7, 2009
• New Public Health Regulation to Improve Egg Safety and Reduce Salmonella Illnesses July 7, 2009
  • Egg Safety Final Rule
• FDA Warns Consumers Not to Buy or Use Hardcore Energize Bullet or New Whey Liquid Products Products recalled due to suspected tampering July 5, 2009
• FDA Confirms E. Coli O157:H7 in Prepackaged Nestlé Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough June 29, 2009
• FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat California Prime Produce and Orange County Orchards Brands of Pistachios June 22, 2009
• FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Nestlé Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough June 19, 2009
  • Questions and Answers About the Nestlé Toll House Cookie Dough Recall June 22, 2009

Recent Additions to the CFSAN Food Web Site

• Guidance for Industry: Labeling of Certain Beers Subject to the Labeling Jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration; Draft Guidance (August 2009)
• External Peer Review of the FDA/CFSAN Draft Report Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and its Analogues in Food for Humans (October 3, 2008) and Update (November 28, 2008) July 2009
• Pesticide Monitoring Program FY 2007 July 2009
• Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Adverse Event Reporting and Recordkeeping for Dietary Supplements as Required by the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act (June 2009)
• Draft Guidance: Measures to Address the Risk for Contamination by Salmonella Species in Food Containing a Pistachio-Derived Product As An Ingredient (June 2009)
• Qualified Health Claims: Selenium and a Reduced Risk of Site-specific Cancers June 19, 2009
• Qualified Health Claims: Antioxidant Vitamins C and E and Reduction in the Risk of Site-Specific Cancers June 19, 2009
• Questions and Answers Regarding the Reportable Food Registry as Established by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 June 11, 2009

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
• Environmental Protection Agency
  (Pesticides & Water)
  • What's New
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  (Foodborne Illness)
  
  • E. coli Outbreak
  • 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)

Other Government Announcements

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