By Food and Drug Administration, Acting Commissioner Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless MD // October 04, 2019 Over the past several weeks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been working tirelessly along with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal, state and local partners to investigate the distressing incidents of…
New tool evaluates success of government’s safety efforts By NACS Online // October 03, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C.—This week, the FDA launched a dashboard, which the agency will use to post metrics relating to implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) law, reports Food Safety News. Written by Ned Sharpless, FDA acting commissioner of foods and…
The final rule extends coverage to 1.3 million more U.S. workers By NACS Online // September 25, 2019 WASHINGTON—On September 24th, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final overtime rule, making 1.3 million additional American employees eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). When the final rule takes effect on…
The final rule extends coverage to 1.3 million more U.S. workers By NACS Online // September 25, 2019 On September 24th, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its final overtime rule, making 1.3 million additional American employees eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). When the final rule takes effect on…
Information for the Public, FDA Actions, and Recommendations By the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Background Both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working tirelessly to investigate the distressing incidents of severe respiratory illness associated with use of vaping products. The FDA and CDC are…
FDA plans to pull all flavored cartridges from the market to discourage youth vaping By NACS Online // September 12, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C.—On September 11th, the Trump Administration announced that the Food and Drug Administration will finalize a compliance policy in the coming weeks aimed at clearing the marketplace of unauthorized, non-tobacco-flavored e-cigarette products, including…
By Erica Sacra // The Shelby Report // September 5, 2019 A new report released Sept. 4 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that one in nine households (11.1%) in the United States encountered difficulty at some time during 2018 in providing enough food for their family. This represents a decline of 0.7 percentage…
Packaging would feature images of the serious health risks of smoking under the agency’s plan By NACS Online // August 16, 2019 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thursday released a proposed rule seeking to include graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertisements. Public comments on the proposal open today and are due to the FDA…
BY NATHANIEL WEIXEL // The Hill – 08/08/19 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is demanding that four tobacco companies stop selling 44 different flavors of vaping liquid and hookah products that the agency said are being sold illegally. The actions come as the agency is trying to crack down on the youth epidemic of e-cigarette use. The…
The agency reiterated its desire to work with foodservice establishments to help them comply with the rules By NACS Online // August 14, 2019 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a fact sheet to inform stakeholders about the agency’s continued efforts to implement menu labeling in chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments. The goal…