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Organic Growers Summit to Address Soil Management, Hemp and More

July 29, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Monterey, CA—The 3rd annual Organic Grower Summit (OGS), taking place in Monterey on December 4-5, will feature six educational sessions designed to inform and engage organic growers, farmers and producers, and their service partners as well as supply chain partners. Industry leaders will address farm soil management, the impact of...

GOED, UNPA to Host Intentional Adulteration Webinar on June 12

May 29, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Salt Lake City, UT--GOED, the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s, in conjunction with the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), will be hosting a webinar on June 12, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT, to inform industry about the FDA's draft guidance on mitigation strategies to protect food against...

FDA Introduces Tech-Based "New Era of Smarter Food Safety"

May 1, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Spring, MD—The FDA is taking steps to “usher the U.S. into a new era of smarter food safety,” according to a statement from acting commissioner Ned Sharpless, M.D., and deputy commissioner Frank Yiannas. The statement opens by acknowledging that technology has altered the way we eat: We’ve moved away...

ACI Annual Forum Updates Industry on Regulation

July 17, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

New York, NY — American Conference Institute’s (ACI) 6th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements, in partnership with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), took place on June 19 – 20. Regulations can be notoriously complex and frustrating, but this forum provides an invaluable resource for manufacturers...

FDA Modifies FSMA Enforcement

January 4, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a constituent update announcing it will use enforcement "discretion" in specific provisions in four regulations of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). They include: Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food (AKA...

FDA Extends Compliance Dates on FSMA & Issues New Draft Guidance

August 31, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule on August 24th that extends and clarifies the compliance dates for certain provisions in four of the seven foundational rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The changes, which will include “providing more time for manufacturers to meet...