Like most educated consumers, I got the message about the consequences of eating food containing trans fats some time ago.

 Allergic reactions to food range from itchy hives to anaphylaxis, a severe and potentially life-threatening condition. 

FDA announced Monday it issued a final rule to add selenium to the list of required nutrients for infant formula and establish both minimum and maximum levels of the element allowed in the products.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its final rule on menu labeling, requiring food establishments with 20 or more locations to provide consumers with calorie and other nutrition information for standard menu items.

Taking another step toward removing trans fats in food, FDA said Tuesday it has determined partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not “generally recognized as safe” or GRAS for use in human food.

 The group urges FDA to revoke its 1964 approval allowing seven flavorings to be used in food and overturn the industry’s 1974 self-approval of the eighth synthetic flavor. 

FDA has published a draft guidance on a new voluntary fee-based program for expedited review and importation of foods into the US from importers with a proven food safety record.

FDA proposed a rule this week that would require animal drug sponsors of all antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals to obtain estimates of sales by major food-producing species (cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys).

The Food Marketing Institute sent Regulatory Counsel Stephanie Barnes to FDA’s public meeting Friday to discuss implementation strategies on the Food Safety Modernization Act.

FDA announced it will hold a public meeting discussing FSMA with a focus on “Implementation Strategy for Prevention-Oriented Food Safety Standards.”