November 9, 2017
Food Safety News, Staff, November 9, 2017- Ahead of the effective date for those new, long-awaited menu labeling regulations, which is May 7, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is out with some non-binding “guidance” to help with implementation. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb rolled out the guidance this week, using …
September 27, 2017
Center for Science in the Public Interest, Staff, September 26, 2017- U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan today approved an agreement that paves the way for the Food and Drug Administration to begin enforcing regulations requiring chain restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience stores to include calorie counts on menus in May 2018. The …
August 8, 2017
Maui Now, August 4, 2017- The US Department of Agriculture is finalizing rules on GMO-labeling requirements over the next year. Today, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and fellow lawmakers called on Secretary Purdue to ensure labeling standards are consumer-friendly, fair, and transparent. In July 2016, Congress passed GMO labeling standards into law …
July 17, 2017
Perishable News, Food Marketing Institute, July 14, 2017- Today, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS), and the Restaurant Law Center (RLC) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to stop New …
June 19, 2017
Politico, Helena Bottemiller Evich, May 25, 2017- New York City may be rolling ahead with enforcing menu labeling after the Trump administration pulled the plug on a federal rule that was supposed to take effect earlier this month, but California says it’s going to wait for FDA. The California Department …