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CFSAN Food & Cosmetic Announcements

Here ae the latest FDA Center for Food Saftey and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) food and cosmetic announcements:

US FDA/CFSAN Food & Cosmetic Announcements

FDA Completes Final Analysis of "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula" Products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's final analysis of certain flavors of "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula" has detected hazardous amounts of chromium.

Health and Diet Survey: Dietary Guidelines Supplement - Report of Findings (2004 and 2005)

The Health and Diet Survey: Dietary Guidelines Supplement tracks national change of Americans' attitudes, awareness, knowledge, and behavior regarding various elements of nutrition and physical activity.

Withdrawal of Guidance: Guidance for Industry on the FDA Recommendations for Sampling and Testing Yellow Corn and Dry-Milled Yellow Corn Shipments Intended for Human Food Use for Cry9C Protein Residues

FDA is announcing the withdrawal of a guidance document entitled "FDA Recommendations for Sampling and Testing Yellow Corn and Dry-Milled Yellow Corn Shipments Intended for Human Food Use for Cry9C Protein Residues"

Salmonella Illnesses in Multiple States may be Linked to Recently Recalled Cereal

FDA announced that at least 23 people in 14 states have been diagnosed with salmonellosis that was caused by the same strain of Salmonella that was found in the recently recalled unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat cereals produced by Malt-O-Meal.

FDA Finds Hazardous Levels of Selenium in Samples of "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula"; Dietary supplement products linked to adverse reactions.

FDA announced it has found hazardous levels of selenium in samples of certain flavors of the dietary supplements products Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula. The FDA has received 43 reports of persons from nine states who experienced serious reactions using these three products.

Federal Authorities Seize More Than $100,000 of Unapproved Drugs Marketed as "Natural Supplements"; Products contain active ingredients in prescription erectile dysfunction drugs.

Federal authorities seize more than 14,000 dosage units of Shangai Regular, Shangai Ultra, Super Shangai, Naturale Super Plus, and Lady Shangai. Although labeled as natural supplements, the seized products were all marketed to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) impotency, and/or to provide sexual enhancement, which caused them to be be drugs under the Federal Food Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Federal Agents Seize Nearly $1.3 Million of Illegal Dietary Supplements

At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on Wednesday U.S. U.S. Marshals seized more than $1,301,712 of dietary supplements from LG Sciences, LLC, of Brighton, Mich., because the products contain unapproved food additives and/or new dietary ingredients that cause the products to violate the law. Labeled as dietary supplements, the products are marketed for use by body builders.

Guidance for Industry: A Labeling Guide for Restaurants and Other Retail Establishments Selling Away-From-Home Foods

A Labeling Guide for Restaurants and Other Retail Establishments Selling Away-From-Home Foods is intended to be guidance to facilitate compliance with the new regulations.

Guidance for Industry: A Food Labeling Guide

he most frequently raised food labeling questions have been addressed using a "question and answer" format. They are grouped by the food labeling area of interest.

Limited Recall of Cantaloupe (Due to Salmonella)

On March 21, the Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert regarding entry of cantaloupe from one Honduran company, Agropecuaria Montelibano, following an on-going investigation of a salmonellosis outbreak that began in the United States in January.

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