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Motif FoodWorks Announces the Commercial Launch of HEMAMI™, Food-Tech earns Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Status from FDA

December 22, 2021 Motif FoodWorks

Motif FoodWorks, the Boston-based food technology company on a mission to make plant-based food taste better and more nutritious, announced that its debut food technology, HEMAMI™, is now commercially available for large-scale distribution to customers. The FDA has also recognized the meat alternative food-technology as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS). …

Flowers Foods Issues Voluntary Recall of a Limited Quantity of Nature’s Own Honey Wheat Bread Sold in Six States Due to the Presence of Undeclared Milk

December 21, 2021 FDA

Flowers Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 3,000 loaves of Nature’s Own Honey Wheat bread sold in six states due to the presence of undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. …

Bosket Bread Company Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Soy, Wheat, Milk, Sesame, Egg in Bread

December 21, 2021 FDA

Bosket Bread Company LLC of Leavenworth, Washington is recalling 54 units total of the 15 bread products, because it may contain undeclared soy, wheat, milk, sesame, or egg. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy, wheat, milk, sesame, egg run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. …

FDA Issues Improvement Plan Focused on Modernizing Foodborne Illness Outbreak Responses

December 21, 2021 FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a longstanding commitment to strengthening food safety and better protecting consumers, as part of its public health agenda. Today, we are taking an important step to build on this commitment with the release of the Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement Plan. This plan is designed to help the FDA and our partners enhance the speed, effectiveness, coordination and communication of foodborne outbreak investigations. We are confident that the actions outlined in this plan will in turn translate into activities focused on enhancing the prevention of outbreaks. …

Arizona and California LGMA Programs Meet and Exceed FDA’s Proposed Water Rule

December 8, 2021 LGMA

On December 2, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the release of a proposed revision to Subpart E (Agricultural Water) of the Produce Safety Rule (PSR).   The LGMA Food Safety Programs in Arizona and California have conducted an initial review of FDA’s proposal and have determined that the LGMA requirements appear to meet and exceed what is in the proposed new rule. …