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FSIS and FDA agree to oversee production of livestock-derived products

# FDA

# FSIS

# livestock-derived products

The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a formal agreement on Tuesday to jointly oversee the production of h

2019-03-13 · foodmate

Ingredion invests $140 million to up production of plant-based proteins

# protein

# Ingredients

# product portfolio

She added, “We are committed to partnering with customers to answer these expectations by combining our expertise in product formulation with the expanded plant-based product portfolio.”

2019-07-02 · foodmate

Food Standards Scotland reboots food safety campaign for consumers

# Food Safety

# reboots

# Food Standards Scotland

Four in 10 people who’ve had food poisoning believe they got it from eating and preparing food at home, according to a survey in Scotland.

2019-01-18 · foodsafetynews

Notice of the Food Evaluation Center of the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration on Accelerating Feedback of Relevant Information on On-site Verification of Health Food Registration

# Food Safety

# Health Food

# Registration Info

# Verification Process

# Government Notice

# Regulatory Update

On March 17, 2026, the Food Evaluation Center of the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration issued a notice to speed up the on-site verification of relevant information on health food registration, products include extract source brand Ganoderma lucidum fruiting body concentrated capsule, Han Fang Shen Cao oral liquid, fresh Dendrobium officinale American ginseng astragalus granule, fresh Dendrobium officinale maca powder American ginseng poria cocos extract, donkey-hide gelatin block, auxiliary hypoglycemic granules, probiotic decoction brand American ginseng spore powder capsule, Dendrobium wolfberry granules, such as Xinhua Mao brand powder, Rong brand propolis soft capsule, etc.

2026-03-23 ·

Latest FSIS Enforcement Report comes just before production falls off the cliff

# USDA

# FSIS

# Covid-19

When USDA’s second quarter of the fiscal year ended on March 31, livestock slaughter was off only 2.2 percent from the first quarter and poultry production was actually up some.

2020-05-15 · foodsafetynews

Velvet Ice Cream Company warned for Listeria in production facility

# Listeria

# Velvet Ice Cream Company

# warned

Velvet Ice Cream Company Inc.’s ice cream manufacturing facility in Utica, OH, was inspected by the FDA from Jan. 23 to Feb. 14 and the results were not good.

2019-05-30 · foodsafetynews

USDA Offers Food Safety Tips for the Fourth of July

# USDA

# Food poisoning

# Food Safety Tips

The USDA is offering food safety tips for summer and the Fourth of July. Food poisoning increases in the summer months for several reasons.

2018-07-04 · foodmate

"Health food raw materials probiotics" national standards for public comments

# Health Food

# Probiotics

# Raw Materials

# Public Comments

# National Standards

# Food Safety

On April 1, the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration issued a notice to solicit public opinions on the recommended national standard of "Probiotics for Health Food Raw Materials. Feedback is as of May 29. The draft starts with clarifying the definition of probiotics and probiotics, setting up quality indicators and standard labels, and constructs a complete standard system for probiotics for health food raw materials. The formulation of this standard fills the gap in the quality standard of probiotics for health food raw materials in my country, and will complement and advance the existing standards such as "Food Processing Bacteria Preparation.

2026-04-07 ·

Weekly Review of Food Standards and Regulations(1120-1124)

# food additives

# foods infant formula

National Health and Family Planning Commission issued “Announcement about the new condiment for food 2-Acetoxy-3-butanone and expanding usable range of 4 food additives including β-cyclodextrin”.

2018-07-06 · foodmate

National food safety standard General rules of migration test for food contact materials

# food contact materials

On January 3rd, 2018, Letter of China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment solicited opinions on revision of GB 31604.1-2015 “National food safety standard General rules of migration test for food contact materials and its products”

2018-07-06 · foodmate