The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued important updates to it FDA Food Code to aid in foodborne illness mitigation, food safety awareness, revised cooking requirements and more for retail food stores, restaurants and other public food services.

Effective January 1, 2023, foods containing sesame will be subject to specific food allergen regulatory requirements.

The FDA is modifying the yogurt standard of identity to allow the use of all safe and suitable sweeteners, and to make the minimum optional fortification of Vitamin D 10% of the Daily Value.

The MPPEP aims to increase competition across the economy to help lower costs for American families, and this announcement is expected to expand meat and poultry processing capacity, which in turn is expected to increase competition, supports producer income and strengthen the food supply chain to lower costs.

FSIS has released generic HACCP models that illustrate the raw intact processing category with a wild-caught catfish product and another with farm-raised catfish product.

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In a Constituent Update issued by the FDA, the agency has made available testing results for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in seafood samples collected at retail. The FDA conducted this limited survey as a preliminary step to determine if a more targeted or larger seafood survey should be conducted.

FSIS has released a generic hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) model for raw non-intact egg products.

This guidance document, which has been issued to increase the supply of infant formula, will remain in effect until November 14, 2022, at which time the FDA will evaluate whether any extension is necessary.

In a Constituent Update released today, the FDA has made available testing results for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in seafood samples collected at retail.