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Food Packaging

Color-changing ink to check HPP packaging

October 29, 2019

A specialty ink company is offering a new version of its color-changing technology to detect individual packages that failed during high pressure processing.

Regulatory Watch

Draft guidance on potassium chloride salt ingredient label

July 25, 2019

FDA intends to exercise this enforcement discretion to provide industry with greater flexibility when labeling food products, including those formulated to reduce sodium content.

FSIS proposes to remove dual labeling requirements for certain amounts of meat and poultry products

April 17, 2019

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that that it is proposing to amend labeling regulations to remove duplicative net weight and net content requirements for packages that contain certain amounts of meat or poultry products.

FDA announces draft guidance on food labeling

December 25, 2018

The FDA has announced the availability of draft guidance entitled “Food Labeling: Serving Sizes of Foods That Can Reasonably Be Consumed At One Eating Occasion, Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed, Serving-Size Related Issues, Dual Column Labeling and Miscellaneous Topics.”

Manufacturing News

New bioengineering labels are on the way

Labels will show foods are compliant with disclosure standards

Wayne Labs

August 8, 2018

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service has proposed three sets of symbols to be used on labels of products compliant with the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.

Food Safety

An allergen-free warehouse

Allergen management and proper labeling are key in a company’s effort to prevent cross-contact.

Richard F. Stier, M.S.

June 28, 2018

Parts of any food or beverage plant that need to have allergen management programs in place are the receiving, storage and warehousing areas.

FDA

FDA, FTC issue warning letters to e-liquid manufacturers

Letters warn companies that packaging resembles children's juice boxes, candies and cookies

Casey Laughman

May 11, 2018

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued 13 warning letters to manufacturers, distributors and retailers for selling e-liquids for e-cigarette use in packaging that causes the products to resemble kid-friendly food products.

Food Waste

'Use by…,' 'Best before…,' confusion causes 10% of food waste in the EU

The problem of date stamps in the EU is just as much of a problem as in the US, even though there are only two date stamp choices in the EU.

Wayne Labs

February 11, 2018

A recent study on date stamping shows that confusion over date marking and other food label information contributes to as much as 10 percent of the annual 88 million tonnes (97 US tons) of food waste in the European Union.

Fight for Food Safety

Solving undeclared allergen issues

Shawn Stevens

January 24, 2018

In 2007, there were only 14 recalls involving undeclared allergens in U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)-regulated foods. This year, there have already been 60 recalls involving nearly 10 million pounds of product.

Regulations & Legislation

Regulatory wild ride for meat, poultry could continue in 2018

Brett Schwemer Betsy Booren

January 24, 2018

What does 2018 have in store for the meat and poultry industry? There is a plethora of issues facing our industry from trade to immigration to recovering from weather events. Below are a few regulatory and legislative issues that may affect the FSIS-regulated industry in 2018.