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Promoting health & wellness for all. The latest on preventing foodborne illness, reducing diet-related chronic disease, & ensuring safety of chemicals in food.

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Lead exposure can be harmful, especially for children. Consumers should check their homes for cookware listed in the advisory and throw them away.
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RT @US_FDA: Today FDA Commissioner @DrMakaryFDA applauded Florida Attorney General @JamesUthmeierFL for filing an emergency rule to classif….
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The advisory has been updated to include additional product.
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The FDA is reminding consumers not to eat & restaurants & food retailers not to serve/sell & to dispose of certain frozen, raw, half-shell oysters that were shipped to distributors in AZ, CA, CO, MT & UT, & may have been distributed to other states as well
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FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Frozen, Raw, Half-shell Oysters from Republic of Korea Potentially C
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The FDA is advising consumers not to eat & restaurants & food retailers not to serve or sell & to dispose of these frozen, raw, half-shell oysters that were shipped to distributors in AZ, CA, CO, MT & UT, & may have been distributed to other states as well.
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RT @US_FDA: This week FDA Commissioner @DrMakaryFDA and @USDA @SecRollins announced a proposed rule change to support American citrus growe….
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The Food Traceability Rule is designed to facilitate faster identification and rapid removal of potentially contaminated food from the market, resulting in fewer foodborne illnesses and deaths.
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We also issued new tools and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that will continue to inform stakeholders about the Food Traceability Rule and help covered entities come into compliance.
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Today, @US_FDA is proposing to extend the compliance date for the Food Traceability Rule by 30 months, to allow additional time, across all regulated industry sectors, to fully implement the rule’s requirements.
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Dr. Conrad Choiniere, Director of Office of Microbiological Food Safety also joined the podcast to discuss current areas of focus and future priorities on food safety.
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Deputy Commissioner Kyle Diamantas recently joined the Food Safety Matters podcast to discuss how the FDA’s Human Foods Program is tackling critical public health challenges from defining ultra-processed foods to GRAS reforms.
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In this bonus episode of Food Safety Matters, recorded live at IAFP's 2025 Annual Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, we speak to two top officials from FDA’s Human Foods Program (HFP) about the HFP’s...
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This rule furthers the agency’s ongoing actions to review its portfolio of over 250 SOI to make sure they are useful, relevant and serve consumers in the best possible way.
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The proposed rule would reduce the minimum Brix requirement (a measurement that indicates the sugar content of a liquid), from 10.5 percent to 10 percent.
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Today, @US_FDA issued a proposed rule to amend an over 60-year-old Standard of Identity (SOI) for pasteurized orange juice to promote honesty and fair dealing for consumers and to provide flexibility to the food industry.
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RT @US_FDA: Today, we released our Expanded Decision Tree (EDT) chemical toxicity and risk screening tool that advances the agency’s commit….
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RT @US_FDA: The Agency is taking a bold step to protect Americans from dangerous, illegal opioids by recommending a scheduling action to co….
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The FDA is advising consumers not to eat & restaurants & food retailers not to serve or sell & to dispose of these frozen, raw, half-shell oysters that were shipped to distributors in AZ, CA, CO, MT & UT, & may have been distributed to other states as well.
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U.S. FDA Human Foods Program
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Recalled Ready-to-Eat (RTE) foods are past shelf life and are no longer available for sale. CDC has declared the outbreak over & FDA’s investigation is complete.
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By helping to establish the first-ever federally-recognized definition of ultra-processed foods, we’re not only advancing science and policy—we’re empowering consumers with the knowledge they need to make informed choices that protect their health & the health of their families.
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RT @US_FDA: Consumer Brands Association joins the growing list of U.S. food and beverage producers committed to removing petroleum-based fo….
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