California Natural Color Names Amy Rapier Quality Director
California Natural Color has hired Amy Rapier as quality director to lead food safety standards across sourcing, development and compliance.
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FDA Rejects PFAS Food Tolerances Petition
FDA denied a petition for PFAS food tolerances in June 2025, leaving suppliers and manufacturers in a regulatory gray zone.
Maple Leaf Bacon Recalled: Canada Border Inspection Skipped
USDA FSIS flagged a bacon recall reinspection failure involving 12,036 pounds of imported Canadian product from Maple Leaf Foods.
LETTUCE RECALL: FDA Retracts a Test But Keeps Taylor Farms in Its Sights
The FDA walked back one lab result in the Taylor Farms lettuce cyclosporiasis investigation, but the agency's epidemiological link to the outbreak remains intact.
Taylor Farms Pulls All Mexican Iceberg Lettuce From U.S.
Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce recall pulls all central Mexico-sourced product from the U.S. market in a sweeping voluntary withdrawal.
The FDA’s Next Commissioner May Know Nothing About Food
Three names are circulating for the top FDA post. None have food or food safety backgrounds.
FDA Warning Letters Are Surging. Here’s Why.
FDA warning letters are climbing in 2026, and food-industry operators ignoring the trend may be next in line.
A Vet Is Now Running FDA’s Human Foods Program
Donald Prater, a veterinarian, steps into acting leadership of the FDA human foods program as the agency navigates another leadership transition.
USDA Is Pushing 200 Food Safety Staff Out of D.C.
The USDA is forcing 200 FSIS employees out of Washington D.C. in a restructuring that could reshape federal food safety oversight.
States Gave FDA the Data. Now FDA Won’t Share It Back.
The FDA state communication gap is widening. AFDO's executive director says the agency is withholding data that states themselves originally collected.
States Can’t See FDA Food Safety Data. This Bill Would Change That.
A new federal bill would allow FDA food safety information sharing with states, breaking a proprietary data wall that currently leaves regulators blind.
‘FRESH Act’ Is Now The Most Contested Regulatory Legislation In The U.S. Food System
The FRESH Act of 2026 proposes sweeping FDA ingredient oversight changes. GRAS reform is the flashpoint dividing regulators, advocates, and manufacturers.