by Emily Stone | Apr 25, 2024 | Biosecurity, Emily Stone, Federal Meat Inspection Act, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Poultry Products Inspection Act, United States Department of Agriculture
Discussions among legislators, public health officials, and consumers persist across the United States as the debate over raw milk sales continues. Raw milk is milk that has not gone through the bacteria-killing process of pasteurization. While some believe that...
by Emily Stone | Apr 11, 2024 | Emily Stone, Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety
In October 2023, California passed the California Food Safety Act becoming the first state to ban the manufacturing, distribution and sale of food and beverages containing the food and color additives brominated vegetable oil (BVO), potassium bromate, propylparaben,...
by Emily Stone | Mar 28, 2024 | Country of Origin Labeling, Emily Stone, Food Labeling, Food Safety and Inspection Service, International Trade, United States Department of Agriculture
In March 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized its rule regarding the voluntary use of the labeling terms “Product of USA” and “Made in the USA.” This new rule establishes a requirement that must be met in order for a meat, poultry or egg...
by Emily Stone | Mar 12, 2024 | Alternative Proteins, Emily Stone, Food Labeling, International Trade
The conversation over how to label food products made from plant-proteins and cell-cultured meat is heating up in Europe. Like the United States, the issue has centered on what terms can and cannot be used to market meat-alternatives and cell-cultured products. France...
by Emily Stone | Feb 27, 2024 | Emily Stone, Food Labeling, Food Safety, Local Food Systems
Have you ever wondered who regulates the pickles your next-door neighbor makes and sells out of their home? The regulation of homemade food products, also known as cottage food products, has been a popular topic of conservation among both the public and private...
