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Another 130 cheese products recalled for Listeria; FDA gagged

# Listeria

The recalls, which began Feb. 10, stem from a random test conducted by Tennessee inspectors on samples of Amish Classics cheese collected from a retailer and produced by Deutsch Kase Haus LLC of Middleburg, IN. The cheese tested positive for Listeria mono

2017-02-22 · foodsafetynews

Warning letters follow up recent FDA inspections

# warning letters

# FDA

Bao International Inc. in La Canada, CA, Mama Turney’s Homemade Pies Inc. and Southern Aire Seafood Inc., both in Nashville, and MBDR Foods LLC in Lenexa, KS all have one thing in common.

2017-02-21 · foodsafetynews

GMA and FMI adopt standard wording to reduce consumer confusion on product date labels

# GMA

# FMI

# date labels

More than ten different date labels currently feature on packages such as Sell By, Use By, Expires On, Best Before, Better if Used By or Best By, resulting in confused consumers discarding a safe or usable product after the indicated date.

2017-02-20 ·

Something fishy: FDA’s final advice on when to eat which fish

# FDA

# Center for Science in the Public Interest

# CSPI

The Food and Drug Administration issued its “final advice” on fish and shellfish this week, warning against eating some species and encouraging Americans to eat three servings a week of others.

2017-01-23 · Food Safety News

Frozen ‘@ease’ chicken meal starters recalled in seven states

# chicken

# recalled

# frozen chicken entrees

More than half a ton of “@ease” brand frozen chicken meal starter products are under recall because they contain undeclared allergens that could cause serious or life-threatening reactions in people with sensitivities to eggs, milk or wheat.

2017-01-23 · Food Safety News

Feds find potential process defect; chicken bowls recalled

# R Kitchen

# bacterial

# food recalls

Chicken and rice bowls packaged under the R Kitchen brand for the Roche Bros. grocery chain are under recall by manufacturer Hans Kissel Co. LLC for possible bacterial contamination because of a problem in a processing plant.

2017-01-23 · Food Safety News

Statement from FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D. announcing new draft guidances on medical produc

# FDA

# statement

We recognize that there is a high level of interest regarding FDA’s views on communications about medical products. We are committed to an ongoing dialogue with industry and other stakeholders, and, when needed, providing guidance to clarify the agency’s

2017-01-19 · fda.gov

The Municipal Administration of Supervision solicits public opinions on the inclusion of lycopene in the catalogue of health food raw materials.

# Health Food

# Lycopene

# Public Opinion

# Regulation

# Supervision

# Catalogue

On April 2, the General Administration of Market Supervision issued the "Health Food Raw Material Catalog Lycopene (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)", which intends to include lycopene in the health food raw material catalog, and publicly solicit opinions from the public. The feedback is as of May 10. The list of raw materials included in this time includes lycopene (tomato extract), lycopene (lycopene oleoresin), lycopene (tomato extract and purification) and lycopene (synthesis). The draft for comments specifies the dosage of raw materials, claims functions and technical requirements, and correspondingly adds the health care function of "supplementing lycopene", proposing that "lycopene is one of carotenoids and helps

2026-04-07 ·

The recommended national standard of "Classification and Judgment of TCM Constitution" was formally implemented.

# TCM Constitution

# Classification Method

# National Standard

# Health Assessment

# Traditional Medicine

# Medical Regulation

On April 1, the recommended national standard "Classification and Determination of TCM Constitution" (GB/T 46939-2025) was officially implemented with the approval of the General Administration of Market Supervision (National Standards Committee). Since the 1970 s, the team of Professor Wang Qi, a tenured professor at Beijing University of traditional Chinese Medicine, has divided Chinese people into nine basic physique types. For a long time, this theory has been mainly applied to clinical syndrome differentiation and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, and its application in the field of public health management and product development is relatively limited. The formal implementation of this national standard marks the broader industrial application of this theory, and provides a scientific basis and operation for the precise development of medicine and food homologous products.

2026-04-07 ·

Two new food safety regulations come into effect on March 20

# Food Safety

# Regulations Update

# March 20

# Legal Changes

# Health Standards

# Government Policy

Since March 20, two new regulations have been implemented, "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Live E-commerce Operators Implementing the Main Responsibility of Food Safety" and "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Food Sales Chain Enterprises Implementing the Main Responsibility of Food Safety.

2026-03-19 ·