Earlier this year, the FDA cut 59,420 food facilities from their registration database, nearly a quarter of facilities registered. Food facilities must renew their registration between October and December of every even-numbered year. If a company fails to do so, the registration they previously had expires, and they are removed from the database after the...Read More

Color additives such as what you see in many foods and beverages are dyes, pigments, and other substances that alter the color of a food, drug, or cosmetic item (or even the human body). Common items that contain dyes are fruit punches, toothpaste, cough syrup, and cereal.  The FDA states that color additives are safe...Read More

Accuracy in labeling a product is one of the most important elements a company must incorporate into its product labeling. Claims and warnings for potential allergens (such as announcing the product was made in a facility that also processes peanuts, or it may contain soy). The Consumer Protection Act of 2004 states that companies must...Read More

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been regulating good safety since its first act in 1906 – the Pure Food and Drug Act. The act was passed shortly after the publication of Upton Sinclair’s infamous novel, The Jungle, when President Theodore Roosevelt read it and was later appalled by what he learned was happening....Read More