December EdNet: The National Food Safety Educator's Network

EdNet: The National Food Safety Educator's Network

December 2016 Edition: EdNet, the National Food Safety Educator’s Network, is a monthly, multi-agency electronic news journal from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). EdNet provides educators, consumer advocates, government officials, and industry representatives with a quick monthly summary of news about food safety programs and activities. In this issue: Resources for Educators Food Safety Survey Shows Consumer Knowledge Up, Still Room to Grow FSIS Releases 2017-2021 Strategic Plan FDA Shares Data from Ongoing Sampling Program How FDA Helps You Make Healthy Food Choices Tips to Reduce Food Waste

Blogs

• USDA Blogs
• FDA Blog

Industry

• FDA Issues Request For Information and Draft Guidance on Fiber on the Nutrition Facts Label
• FDA Removes Approval for the Use of PFCs in Food Packaging Based on the Abandonment
• FSIS: Updated At Least Equal To Guideline for State Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs  
• FDA Reopens Comment Period on Draft Guidance Concerning the Type and Quality of Scientific Evidence Underlying Structure/Function Claims Made in Infant Formula Labels and Labeling
• FDA Releases Final Guidance for Voluntary Qualified Importer Program
• FDA Issues FSMA Preventive Controls Guidance for Small Businesses
• FDA Releases draft guidance for industry entitled Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration (Seventh Edition): Draft Guidance for Industry
• FSIS: Establishments May Voluntarily Use FDA’s Updated Nutrition Facts Label Format on Meat and Poultry Products
• FDA Requests Information on the Appropriate Product Category and Reference Amount Customarily Consumed for Flavored Nut Butter Spreads and Products that Can Be Used to Fill Cupcakes and Other Desserts
• FSIS Policy Updates