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The two precision fermentation companies say FDA issued a joint 'no questions' letter for their cow-free casein in cheese alternatives. FDA's public GRAS inventory still listed the notice as pending as of October 21.
A Justice Department legal opinion says FDA's own regulations keep supply chain names secret during outbreaks and recalls, and that the agency has the authority to change them.
India reimposed duties of $460 to $681 per tonne on Chinese titanium dioxide for five years, with food additive uses exempt. The whitener is banned in EU food and under petition at FDA.
USDA's food safety agency confirmed Trader Joe's Tarragon Chicken Salad Wraps as a common exposure in an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. The wraps were pulled from shelves in 9 states, with no formal recall.
The proposed definition has sat at the White House budget office since August. Signers say industry pressure is holding it up; HHS says the work "never stalled."
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Gerber's own tests found arsenic, lead and cadmium in ingredients. Gerber says its products meet FDA limits.
A University of Chicago analysis found 72% of 450,000 products would meet a broad ultra-processed food definition, and that labeling could add about $60 a year per household.
After a three-year EU consumer protection dialogue, all three companies will clarify that '100% recycled' bottles exclude the cap and label.
At Pack Expo, McCormick's Marsha Forman said the company is watching FDA's natural color petitions and called a federal ultra-processed food definition potentially "transformational."
In a webinar on its proposed rule, FDA said voluntary GRAS leaves it without a full picture of the food supply. Comments close December 9.
The FDA's October 16 tracker update adds J.T.M. Food Group. Twelve of 32 dye removal pledges are now marked complete, with 20 still in progress.
FDA added products from 12 foreign firms to Import Alert 45-02 in October, citing uncertified, non-permitted or undeclared colors in candy, sodas and sauces.