USDA Bets on AI to Speed Up Crop Research
USDA AI crop research initiative aims to compress agricultural timelines, with implications for ingredient sourcing and supply chain planning.
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FDA Quietly Pulls Two Outdated Food Dye Approvals
FDA withdraws food dye authorizations no longer in commercial use, a procedural move that still signals tightening regulatory scrutiny of synthetic colorants.
FDA’s Food Dye Cleanup Is Picking Up Speed
The FDA food dye cleanup is accelerating, and food manufacturers face tightening timelines to reformulate or risk shelf consequences.
Maple Leaf Bacon Recalled: Canada Border Inspection Skipped
USDA FSIS flagged a bacon recall reinspection failure involving 12,036 pounds of imported Canadian product from Maple Leaf Foods.
USDA Bets on AI to Fix What Chemicals Couldn’t
USDA is actively seeking AI solutions for crop improvement, a signal that federal ag policy is finally catching up to the technology.
FDA’s Food Dye Cleanup Is Picking Up Speed
The FDA food dye cleanup is accelerating, with multiple synthetic colorants under active review; here is what food manufacturers need to track now.
LETTUCE RECALL: FDA Retracts a Test But Keeps Taylor Farms in Its Sights
The FDA walked back one lab result in the Taylor Farms lettuce cyclosporiasis investigation, but the agency's epidemiological link to the outbreak remains intact.
FDA Can’t Define Ultra-Processed Foods, Won’t Ban Them
The FDA's acting deputy chief says landing on an ultra-processed food definition is 'challenging,' and a ban is off the table entirely.
OpenAI’s Own Employees Are Fighting for AI Guardrails
A rift inside OpenAI over AI regulation guardrails could shape the tools food manufacturers depend on daily.
Sacks Says US AI Policy Is Losing the Race
David Sacks says US AI competitive edge is eroding as China's Moonshot AI drops a model that rattled American industry.