Dr. Susan Mayne of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition was scheduled to speak to the Alliance for a Stronger FDA Tuesday morning, the first such appearance since the Politico newspaper called
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FDA announces plan to tamp down sodium consumption in U.S. diets
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is out with final guidance titled: “Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods,” which…
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FDA officials repeat message to remain calm about food safety during outbreak
Americans shouldn’t worry about the safety of their food during the coronavirus outbreak. They should watch the FDA website’s FAQ section for up-to-the-minute information, according to agency officials who spoke today.
Offering more generalities than…
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FDA’s Strategic Plan: Food safety, nutrition, animal health
Editor’s note: The Food and Drug Administration posted this “FDA Voice” column July 14 under the title “Charting a Path Forward on Food Safety, Nutrition and Animal Health.” It was co-authored by Stephen …
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Advisory Committee Working on the Science of Salmonella, STEC
When the government needs help with a foodborne issue, they turn to a certain committee for scientific advice. In its last term, the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) worked on how…
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Protecting Consumers From Trans Fat
(This article by Susan Mayne, Ph.D., director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, was originally posted here on June 15, 2015.) FDA is taking a…
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New Director for CFSAN in 2015
Dr. Susan Mayne will take over as director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) when Michael Landa steps down from the position in January. Mayne is currently…
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