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Monday, January 06, 2025
Enroll now, classes begin a week from today!
Online Food Law Courses Start January 13
Learn food law ONLINE with Michigan State University www.IFLR.msu.edu. Classes begin January 13, 2025. My International Food Law course features phenomenal guest speakers:
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Tuesday, April 02, 2024
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Need Employer Support to Attend the Food Labeling Workshop?
Need support from your employer to attend the labeling workshop? Here are some ideas to help you get approved: https://www.canr.msu.edu/food-labeling-workshop/Labeling%20workshop%20participation%20request%20template.docx
Food Labeling Updates
Food Labeling Updates from the Organizers of the Food & Dietary Supplement Labeling Workshop http://tinyurl.com/p4fur2
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Food and Dietary Supplement Labeling Workshop March 5-6. 2024, Orlando, Florida
The Institute for Food Laws and Regulations (IFLR) is presenting a food and dietary supplement labeling workshop on March 5–6, 2024, at the Hilton DoubleTree Suites, Disney Springs, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida.
What you will gain:
- Insight into the FDA’s labeling regulations, policies, and enforcement priorities
- Clarity regarding new and proposed rules and how to ensure compliance
- Become more efficient in designing and reviewing labels
- Bring this knowledge home to increase your team’s overall knowledge
For more information, visit www.iflr.msu.edu/labeling
Need some support asking your supervisor to attend the Food and Dietary Supplement Labeling Workshop? We’ve developed this template with helpful talking points about the event and the benefits of your attendance.
Friday, November 18, 2022
Food Labeling Workshop Presented by the MSU Institute for Food Laws and Regulation
Location: Orlando, Florida
Hotel: DoubleTree Suites Resort at Disney Springs (an official Disney hotel)
Website: www.iflr.msu.edu/labeling
Register Early and Save!
The early bird registration price is US $1,195.00 and through December 20, 2022
+ $100 after December 20, 2022 (US $1,295.00)
+ $100 after February 7, 2023 (US $1,395.00)
Click here to register using a credit card You may register multiple participants in one transaction.
Learning Outcomes
- Insight into the USDA’s labeling regulations, policies, and enforcement priorities
- Clarity regarding new and proposed rules and how to ensure compliance with our products
- Become more efficient in designing and reviewing labels
- Bring this knowledge home to increase your team’s overall knowledge
Topics Include
- Overview of agencies & laws
- Principal display panels
- Naming products
- Information panels
- Food allergens
- Overview of USDA-FSIS labeling requirements
- Nutrition Facts
- Nutrient content claims
- Health claims and health-related claims
- Scientific substantiation of claims
- Credence claims and conditional claims
- FDA perspective, food labeling activities
- Practical applications
- Current issues, latest updates, and hot topics
Hotel & Disney Ticket Information
The Hilton DoubleTree Resort is an official Disney Hotel within walking distance of Disney Springs. A small number of rooms have been reserved at our negotiated room rate of US $189.00/night + taxes. This includes a parking discount, waived resort fee, and a free shuttle to Disney Theme Parks. Evening, half-day, and discount tickets to Disney theme parks are available for purchase through the DoubleTree. Learn more here.
Contact Andrea Besley, abesley@msu.edu Tel: 517–884–0608 www.iflr.msu.edu/labeling
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
The new edition of Food Regulation: Law, Science, Policy, and Practice has published
The third edition of Food Regulation: Law, Science, Policy, and Practice has been published. The book presents an appetizing menu of all key aspects of United States food regulation. Incomparably comprehensive yet remaining accessible to all readers, the text connects legal theory to practical application. The third edition is fully updated to reflect significant changes in US food law.
For more information, visit: www.foodregulation.us
Friday, March 04, 2022
Delaying Feedback Improves Understanding
Educators and students often assume that feedback is most effective when given immediately. However, that assumption is challenged by research. A growing body of evidence shows that delayed feedback enhances retention and learning.
The assumption about the benefit of immediate feedback derives from behavioral exercises, such as rats receiving pellets for traversing a maze or dogs receiving a biscuit for following a command. With operant conditioning, pairing the feedback quickly after the response is essential for the animal to perceive the connection and learn. Even a few-second delay in feedback decreases effectiveness.
Behaviorists, like B.F. Skinner, and educational psychologists applied this principle to the classroom. Although extrapolating from rats in a maze to human students is a giant leap, the idea that immediate feedback is best for classroom learning took root and grew to the level of myth. Perhaps this was in part because students overwhelmingly prefer immediate feedback. Essentially, no one prefers delayed feedback. In addition, students perceive immediate feedback as a big benefit to their learning, even in the face of results that show delayed feedback enhances retention and understanding. The metacognitive illusion of learning is powerful and more fun than the actual work of learning.
For students, review the exam feedback because it will improve your understanding but avoid an immediate post mortem of your work. Allow some time to pass so that you come back to the material fresh. For educators, if you take a few extra days to grade students’ work, they may not believe you, but it is for their own good.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Plan your year of Food Laws & Regs!
Online graduate courses:Summer 2021 (May 17 - August 19, 2021)Fall 2021 (September 1 - December 17, 2021)
- International Food Laws & Regs
- Food Laws & Regs in the U.S.
- Food Laws & Regs in the E.U.
- Food Laws & Regs in Latin America (Not offered again until fall 2023.)
- Global Animal Health, Food Safety, and International Trade
- Regulatory Leadership in Food Law (Newly enhanced, read more below.)
- The Law of the Produce Safety Rule
Online Undergrad Summer Course in Food Law
Monday, March 02, 2020
IFT Food Laws & Regulations Division Travel Scholarships
IFT Travel Scholarships for food science students open March 2, 2020 and closes March 30, 2020.
The IFT Laws & Regulations Division initiate a new travel scholarship this year. The $800 awards are to attend the IFT20 Expo and the division event at IFT20. Applicants must be an IFT Student Member and of the member Food Laws and Regulations Division, but if not a member, can join today. Student membership is a bargain and a great investment.
Friday, February 21, 2020
FDA Reopens Comment Period on General Principles for Food Standards Modernization
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the comment period on a 2005 proposed ruleto establish a set of general principles for the agency to use when considering whether to establish, revise, or eliminate a food standard of identity.
The 2005 proposed rule included 13 general principles for food standards modernization. With the development of new types of food products and the most recent nutritional science, the FDA is taking a fresh look at existing standards of identity. FDA states, “The goals of food standards modernization are to protect consumers against economic adulteration; maintain the basic nature, essential characteristics and nutritional integrity of food; and promote industry innovation by giving manufacturers the flexibility to produce healthier foods.”
Monday, October 28, 2019
FDA Extends Compliance Deadline for New Nutritional Labeling Rules
FDA issued final rules to implement changes to the nutrition labeling and serving size regulations in May 2016. Compliance with the new requirements was initially set for July 26, 2018 (July 26, 2019 for small manufacturers). In May 2018, FDA issued a final rule extending the compliance dates to January 1, 2020, for manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual food sales and January 1, 2021, for manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales.
FDA announced that it will effectively extend the compliance deadline again during the first six months following the January 1, 2020 compliance date. FDA stated it will “work cooperatively with manufacturers to meet the new Nutrition Facts label requirements and will not focus on enforcement actions regarding these requirements during that time.”
Friday, June 21, 2019
Trump Calls for Streamlined Regulation of Genetically Engineered Food
President Trump signed Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products on June 11, 2019. The order directs federal agencies to streamline regulations and guidance documents regarding products of agricultural biotechnology.
The impact of the executive order will idepend on the actions of the federal agencies. The regulatory system must not only ensure the safety of new biotechnology but also must foster public confidence in that safety. Avoiding undue regulatory burden is important, but simply deregulating genetic engineering could result in loss of public confidence in genetically engineered foods.
Friday, April 19, 2019
FSIS Proposes Elimination of Dual Net Content Labeling
The USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) proposed amending its labeling regulations to remove the requirement for dual declaration of net contents on packages that contain more than one pound or one pint but less than four pounds or one gallon. Under the proposal, meat and poultry packages in these ranges would be allowed to express contents in one of the avoirdupois units of measure instead of both. For example, the net weight could read, “56 oz.” or “3.5 lbs.” rather than “56 oz. (3.5 lbs.)”
In its preamble to its proposal FSIS states, “If the proposed changes are finalized, FSIS expects the net weight and content requirements will be clearer and there will be fewer . . . questions and less misunderstanding of the net weight and content requirements.”
What do you think? Will clarity be achieved by eliminating the dual listing? If clarity is the goal, wouldn’t it be simpler to list just in the largest whole unit? That is, wouldn’t it be simpler to always label three pounds as “3 lbs.” As proposed, three pounds would sometimes be “3 lbs.”, but sometimes “48 oz.”, other times “3 lbs. (48 oz.)”, and still other times “48 oz. (3 lbs.)”
You can let FSIS know what you think of their proposal. FSIS is asking for comments by June 17, 2019.
Friday, March 29, 2019
New Online Course: Food Regulation in China
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Monday, December 10, 2018
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Highly Concentrated Caffeine in Dietary Supplements
Products consisting of or containing only pure or highly concentrated caffeine have been linked to deaths and are deemed by FDA to represent a significant public health threat. FDA considers some of such dietary supplements to be adulterated under section 402(f)(1)(A) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
FDA, Guidance for Industry: Highly Concentrated Caffeine in Dietary Supplements (April 2018).
FDA, Guidance for Industry: Highly Concentrated Caffeine in Dietary Supplements (April 2018).
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
First FDA Mandatory Food Recall Order
On April 3, 2018, FDA issued its first mandatory recall order for a food product. The order was issued to Triangle Pharmanaturals LLC for all its all food products containing powdered kratom. The order came after several products were found to contain Salmonella, and the company refused the agency’s request for a voluntary recall.
The Food Safety Modernization Act gave FDA the authority to issue a mandatory recall when a company fails to voluntarily recall unsafe food after being asked to by FDA. These requests by FDA are titled, “Notification of Opportunity to Initiate a Voluntary Recall,” but are sometimes called the “last chance letter,” because the letter provides the company with a last opportunity to issue a recall before FDA enforcement action.
The Food Safety Modernization Act gave FDA the authority to issue a mandatory recall when a company fails to voluntarily recall unsafe food after being asked to by FDA. These requests by FDA are titled, “Notification of Opportunity to Initiate a Voluntary Recall,” but are sometimes called the “last chance letter,” because the letter provides the company with a last opportunity to issue a recall before FDA enforcement action.
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