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Friday, December 08, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration is promoting Namandjé Bumpus to principal deputy commissioner upon the retirement of Janet Woodcock early next year. Bumpus joined the FDA in August 2022 to serve as the agency’s chief scientist. Michael Rogers has been named associate commissioner for regulatory affairs.
USDA has joined the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration in proposing a draft strategy to reduce food loss and waste, with the intention of carrying out the plan in 2024.
The Food and Drug Administration is encouraging consumer vigilance to limit the impact of a Salmonella outbreak tied to cantaloupe consumption across more than 30 states and Canada.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed the Sweet Truth Act, which requires warning labels for menu items in chain restaurants that contain more than a day's worth of added sugars.
Getting into the field and hearing from stakeholders directly will be an important part of how Jim Jones, the Food and Drug Administration's deputy commissioner of human foods, plans to lead the new Human Foods Program at FDA.
A recent three-day USDA workshop focused on collaboration among industry, government, and academia for the betterment of food safety and public health.
Church Brothers Farms has added Martin Sotelo as the new senior director of raw product procurement for the U.S. and Mexico and Mike Reed has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of Stater Bros.
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed banning brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food after new studies found the ingredient used in some citrus beverages could cause adverse health effects.
