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I was excited last week when Doug Farquhar, the National Environmental Health Association’s government affairs director, presented the final report on State Legislative actions for 2024.
I want to take the opportunity to point out a couple of things from that report.
Doug has been kind enough
Continue Reading A look back at the trends in state legislatures this year
The bipartisan voice for the nation’s state legislatures has expressed new confidence in the federal Food and Drug Administration for food safety. It is supporting adequate Congressional funding for FDA’s new Human Food program.
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), now led by Utah Senate President Pro Temp Wayne
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Those state bans on certain chemical additives in foods are now a subject being followed by the Food and Drug Administration, calling a public meeting on the Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for FDA’s Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food
The public meeting set for Wednesday, Sept. 25 has
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The California Assembly, where the current multi-state movement to ban certain food additives began two years ago, has acted again; this time, its focus is on California’s $1.6 billion school lunch program.
In its latest action, the California Assembly has sent the state Senate a bill that prohibits, commencing July
Continue Reading California Assembly approves bill to shield school children from ‘harmful’ food dyes
With states like California, Illinois, and New York questioning the safety of certain food additives and some other chemicals used in food, the public is wondering if a food is safe to eat if it contains chemicals.
The Food and Drug Administration gave one of Its long essay questions that
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Pennsylvania State Rep. Natalie Mihalek has introduced House Bill 2116, to prohibit certain substances in food in the state.
Today, Rep. Mihalek, Rep. Melissa Shusterman, and Sen. Devlin Robinson are hosting a press conference on this legislation. Pennsylvania is the fourth state to consider such legislation after California, New York
Continue Reading Ban on some food additives finds opposition in Pennsylvania Legislature
The Food and Drug Administration continues using import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is inviting public comments on a proposal that limits ethylene oxide in food additives.
The suggested limit would be the same as in Europe to balance food safety with giving clarity and consistency to industry and enforcement officials.
Ethylene oxide can be harmful and is
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The two non-governmental organizations, with a joint project to trim the number of food additives in candy, soda, and other food items, are moving into a second year in a second state.
The two nationally-known consumer and environmental organizations, Consumer Reports (CR) and the Environmental Working Group (EWG), in 2023
Continue Reading Campaign for a ban on certain food additives moves on to Illinois after California victory
A project funded by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found American sweets and drinks on sale in the United Kingdom.
Some confectionery products imported from the United States aren’t meant to be sold in the UK, and they might contain unauthorized additives.
Trading Standards officers at Staffordshire County Council
Continue Reading UK operation finds unapproved U.S. products on sale