Please refer to my response in the topic entitled 'FDA approves cloned beef.'

I was just reading the most recent FDA Aphis manual, and it appears that ground Szechuan peppercorns are not banned! "Ground spice Find that they are Szechwan peppercorns INSPECT AND RELEASE See footnote 5 Reason: Falls outside the...

Just read this and thought it might be of interest. The world of govt. acronyms [FDA, USDA, TTB, and AMS (American Marketing Service)] have agreed on labeling requirements to help clear up the organic nature of wine. Essentially...

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/fda_prepares_nation_for?utm_source=a-section According to this story by The Onion, on 4/17 we will be converting to an all-digital food format. There will no longer be any analog food....

Here’s the latest from AP—- FDA finds salmonella strain at second Mexican farm Associated Press Posted Jul 30, 2008 @ 05:09 PM WASHINGTON, D.C. — The salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in...

Many current threads on Chowhound are discussing this. The most important point — to write the FDA a simple note (it’s an easy to fill-out form) and express your displeasure. Cocoa butter really adds to the sensory...

do not know. Besides that I am not aware of anything. The FDA has one warning letter on file, from April of 2004: http://www.fda.gov/foi/warning_letters/g4720d.htm From what I had read in the FDA letter, the focus of their complaint...

Has anyone tried “Quorn mycoprotein” a new meat substitute made from fungus? An AP story (see link) claims that it’s making people sick, tho' the FDA has categorized it as "Generally recognized as safe." And...

You know, it’s just not a party until somebody busts out the illegal substance. That somebody can be you.

A glossary of cheese terms.

When you buy a bottle of Coca-Cola, you expect it to be bottled at a Coca-Cola distributor and not be a rinsed-out “genuine Coca-Cola bottle” filled with a “cola-like carbonated beverage."

hi hounds, if you want, you can get an rss feed of fda food recalls; just go to this page to sign up or just read about recent recalls: feed://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/rssRecalls.xml

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/opinion/04sat3.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink "Coming to a Plate Near You" Published: October 4, 2008 The Food and Drug Administration’s new regulations to approve genetically engineered...

The FDA has extended the public comment period to June 25. Domestic chocolate producers want to be allowed to add “other” oils and ingredients, and to hide some ingredients(hexene). Please read this discussion and...

Could anyone recommend at restaurant neat the new FDA building in White Oak, MD, (off the Capital Beltway and near Rt. 29 & New Hampshire Ave (Rt. 650) Apparently there are mostly Mom and Pop places in the area now. Anything...