FDA checks in

Reorganization, guidance on GE and GMO foods, allergens and sodium levels — all these hot regulatory topics were addressed, briefly, at Future Food-Tech recently in San Francisco.

Nearly all alt-proteins are under the regulatory purview of the Food & Drug Administration. With big changes underway at the agency, Jim Jones, deputy commissioner for Human Foods at FDA, updated attendees at the meeting.

Reorganization. The FDA provided an overview of its "…