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• "Dear Colleague" Letter to the United States Food Manufacturing Industry, Regarding Melamine - This letter is intended to ensure that members of the United States food manufacturing industry are aware of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) serious concern about the possibility that foods or food ingredients produced in China and exported the United States may be contaminated with melamine or its analogues.
• 2005 Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance - The Grade "A" PMO is incorporated by reference in Federal specifications; is used as the sanitary regulation for milk and milk products served on interstate carriers; and is recognized by the Public Health Agencies, the milk industry, and many others as the national standard for milk sanitation.
• Determination of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid Residues in Infant Formula using LC-MS/MS - Laboratory Information Bulletin No. 4421. A liquid chromatography triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for residues of cyanuric acid (CYA) and melamine (MEL) developed by the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has been adapted for use with infant formula.
• Employees FIRST - Food Defense Awareness for front-line food industry workers - Employees FIRST is an FDA initiative that food industry managers can include in their ongoing employee food defense training programs. Employees FIRST educates front-line food industry workers from farm to table about the risk of intentional food contamination and and the actions they can take to identify and reduce these risks.
• FDA Detects Melamine Contamination in Flavored Drink - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased inspections and product testing efforts in response to the melamine contamination problem which originated in Chinese dairy products. As a result of the FDA's on-going testing program, the agency has detected melamine contamination in Blue Cat Flavor Drinks. The FDA advises the public not to consume this product and recommends that retailers and food service operators remove the product from sale or service.
• FDA Issues Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and Melamine-related Compounds in Food - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued the results of its interim safety and risk assessment of melamine and melamine-related compounds in food, including infant formula.
• FDA Launches Food Defense Awareness Training Kit for Employees in the Food Industry - FIRST tool kit teaches how to reduce the risks of food contamination.
• FDA Proposes Label Requirements for Refused Imported Foods - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a proposed rule designed to reduce a practice known as "port shopping" which puts the safety of imported food at risk.
• FDA Updates Health Information Advisory on Melamine Contamination (9/20) - The FDA had contacted the companies who manufacture infant formula for distribution in the United States and received information from the companies that they are not importing formula or source materials from China.
• FDA Updates Health Information Advisory on Melamine Contamination (9/23) - The FDA had contacted the companies who manufacture infant formula for distribution in the United States and received information from the companies that they are not importing formula or source materials from China.
• FDA Updates Health Information Advisory on Melamine Contamination (9/26) - FDA is alerting consumers that seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea products manufactured in China are being recalled by the King Car Food Industrial Co. Ltd. due to possible contamination with melamine.
• GC-MS Screen for the Presence of Melamine, Ammeline, Ammelide, and Cyanuric Acid - Laboratory Information Bulletin No. 4423. This procedure was initially developed by PRLNW and FCC to screen for the presence of melamine and some related compounds at a minimum reporting level (MRL) of 10 micrograms per gram and above in a variety of matrices using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
• Interim Method for Determination of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid Residues In Foods using LC-MS/MS: Version 1.0 - Laboratory Information Bulletin 4422: Interim method for the determination of melamine and cyanuric acid in foods using liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry. This method has not undergone the rigorous internal and external validation required for an official method.
• Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and its Analogues in Food for Humans - Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and its Analogues in Food for Humans
• National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish 2007 Revision - The NSSP Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish consists of a Model Ordinance, supporting guidance documents, recommended forms, and other related materials associated with the Program. The Model Ordinance includes guidelines to ensure that the shellfish produced in States in compliance with the guidelines are safe and sanitary. The Model Ordinance provides readily adoptable standards and administrative practices necessary for the sanitary control of molluscan shellfish.
• Nutrition Roundtable Discussion with Stakeholders - The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has scheduled a Nutrition Roundtable Discussion on Friday, December 12, 2008 from 1:00 until 3:30 PM, at the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Harvey W. Wiley Building, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Maryland.
• Public Meetings about Product Tracing Systems for Fresh Produce - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing two public meetings regarding product tracing systems for fresh produce. The purpose of the meetings is to and focus a discussion about mechanisms to enhance product tracing systems for fresh produce and to improve FDA's ability to use the information in such systems to identify the source of contamination associated with fresh produce-related outbreaks of foodborne illness.
• Questions and Answers about Dioxins - The questions and answers on this page provide general information about dioxins, a subject that can be complex and confusing. The materials presented provide information about the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) draft risk assessment on dioxins.
• Special Event Food Defense Assignment (SEFDA) Report - September 2008 - The Special Event Food Defense Assignment (SEFDA) is the latest food defense related Food and Drug Administration (FDA) field activity. The SEFDA was designed as a proactive effort to prepare for the protection of food that would be served during the Republican and Democratic National Conventions as well as to develop a template for future special security events.

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