Ultimate Baker Shares Insights on FDA Banning Red #3 and the Value of Its Colorants for Bakers

January 29, 2025 Ultimate Baker

Ultimate Baker’s red food dyes come in powder form (see Natural Red and Natural Deep Red) and can be used in everything from cakes to icing to cocktails the same way you use other food dyes. Manufacturers can also use it to produce candies, sprinkles and other cake/cookie decorating products.

It’s the Competition — Not the Regulation — Forcing Retailers to Take on Traceability

January 23, 2025 ReposiTrak

Major retailers including Kroger, Albertsons’ and Walmart have announced food traceability programs with more robust requirements than the FDA. While FSMA 204 requires traceability for certain foods included on the Food Traceability List (FTL), retailers have publicly communicated traceability requirements.

Statement from Cherry Marketing Institute on Healthy Ruling

January 16, 2025 Cherry Marketing Institute

The overall ruling specifically targets added sugars in foods. While tart cherries are uniquely nutrient-dense, they also are tart. Tart cherries also have a low intrinsic sugar content and as a result are not naturally sweet.

National Fisheries Institute Statement on FDA’s Proposed Front of Package Nutrition Panel

January 15, 2025 National Fisheries Institute

In the case of seafood, this regulation is essentially pointless and can confuse consumers while adding an unneeded compliance burden to American producers who will need to retool their labels for the massive U.S. market. 

FDA Advises Restaurants and Retailers Not to Serve or Sell and Consumers Not to Eat Certain Oysters from British Columbia Growing Areas

December 30, 2024 FDA

The implicated products include oysters sold as Fanny Bay, Sunseeker, and Cloudy Bay oysters that were originally harvested from BC, Canada growing area. The oysters were shipped to distributors and retailers in Alberta (AB), BC, and Ontario (ON), Canada and in California (CA), USA, and may have been distributed to other states as well.