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USDA Examines Potential Production Regulation Changes To Prevent Powder Formula Contamination

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service’s National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods schedules hearing for 15 November to consider a report from FDA on presence of Cronobacter species bacteria in powder formula products.

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The US Department of Agriculture wants suggestions for changes in powder infant formula manufacturing to decrease the risk of a repeat of the contamination problem which has disrupted the country’s supply chain for the products since early in 2022.

The USDA is asking for answers form the Food and Drug Administration, which has had to take significant steps in its response to the powder formula crisis, most recently by...

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service’s National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods has scheduled a plenary hearing for 15 November to consider information including a report from...

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