FDA urged to settle fight over what can be called milk
A fight over what can be called milk can change the way products are labeled in the dairy aisle. Many plant-based alternatives like soy and almond are called milk, too. But the dairy industry, and some members of Congress, say the label should be reserved for milk from a cow, and they want the government to take action.
Almond drink? Soy juice? Some lawmakers want to crack down on what can be sold as ‘milk.’,
Call it the war on milk, or perhaps the war on what’s not milk. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
Giving Veterinarians Police Power
Farmers prepare for new FDA restrictions on animal antibiotics.
Survey results: little to no drugs in milk
The results of sampling milk for drug residues from nearly 2,000 U.S. farms in 2012 have been released. The good news is that more than 99 percent of the samples are free of drug residues of concern, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said underscores the safety of the U.S. milk supply.
The Dairy Industry’s Drug Residue Dilemma
You could almost hear an audible sigh of relief last week when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its long anticipated—and feared—drug residue study.
CDC, Federal Partners Develop Improved Method for Attributing Foodborne Illness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have developed an improved method for analyzing outbreak data to determine which foods are responsible for illnesses related to four major foodborne bacteria.
NMPF: FDA regulates sugar names, but disregards #dairy concerns
The National Milk Producers Federation has soured on efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to devote attention to regulating the names of certain types of sugar, while at the same time the agency is ignoring the misuse of dairy-specific names in foods with no milk content.
#Fonterra Welcome Food Safety Agreement with United States
NEW ZEALAND – Fonterra Co-operative Group has welcomed the signing of an agreement between New Zealand and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that recognises their respective food safety systems provide comparable assurance.