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The definition of “gluten-free,” established in 2013, is not changed by this new final rule.  

Any data collected will be used to consider whether any of these produce commodities should be added to the rarely consumed raw (RCR) list and thereby exempt from the Produce Safety rule.   

A draft legislation document published by the European Commission includes recommended requirements centered around food safety culture.

Three manufacturers have agreed to a 3-year phase-out of their sales of compounds that contain 6:2 FTOH for use as food contact substances in the U.S. marketplace, beginning in 2021.  

Lynne McLandsborough’s $434,215 grant was one of 19 food safety and defense grants totaling $8 million announced by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.  

As of July 31st, a total of 396 illnesses have been reported in 34 states.  

CFIA says that the Salmonella Newport outbreak in the U.S. has a “similar genetic fingerprint” to the one in Canada. 

EPA’s approval of this protocol means that companies may use the data developed using the protocol to support registration of new treatment products, or amendments to current products’ labels, for use against foodborne pathogens in preharvest agricultural water.

The “safe to eat raw” products are made using heat-treated flour and pasteurized eggs, making it safe to consume either baked or straight from the package. 

The decision comes under the authority of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service, the agency in charge of facilitating the efficient marketing of milk and dairy products worldwide.