January EdNet: The National Food Safety Educator's Network

EdNet: The National Food Safety Educator's Network

January 2017 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 FSIS: Keep Holiday Food Safe with These Four Safety Steps USDA Proposes Revisions to Nutritional Fact Panel for Meat and Poultry Products FDA Concludes Consultation on Pink Flesh Pineapple FDA Begins Posting Adverse Event Report Data for Foods and Cosmetics USDA Boosts Healthy Food Access, Sets New Standards for SNAP Retailers FSIS Photos and Infographics Easily Accessible Online Amber Waves Magazine—December

Blogs

• USDA Blogs
• CDC Blogs

Industry

• Draft Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration (Seventh Edition) – Revised
• FSIS Establishes Uniform Compliance Date for New Labeling Regulations
• FDA’s Strategy for FSMA Training: An Update
• FDA Issues Interim Final Rule Allowing More Raw Fruits and Vegetables to Bear Health Claims about Relationship between Dietary Saturated Fat and Cholesterol and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
• USDA Revises Guidance on Date Labeling to Reduce Food Waste
• FDA Finalizes FSMA Third-Party Certification User Fee Program
• FDA Clarifies Applicability of Color Additive Regulations for Vegetable and Fruit Juice
• FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Food Contact Substances for Use with Infant Formula and Human Milk
• Application Reminder: Firms Intending to Ship Dairy Products to Chile, China, or the European Union
• FDA Issues Guidance for Industry about Model Accreditation Standards for Third-Party Certification Bodies
• FDA to Align Menu Labeling Compliance Date with the Enforcement Date for Menu Labeling to May 5, 2017
• Clarification on Menu Labeling Compliance Date
• FDA Publishes Biennial Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations To Be Issued In 2017-2018
• FSIS Policy Updates