2026 Regulatory Workshop - Low-Moisture Foods Guidance: From Draft Guidance to Practical Application
Examine the practical considerations of FDA’s draft guidance for low-moisture ready-to-eat foods and how its recommendations are being applied across herb and spice operations and other low moisture food categories.
This session was presented by Ryan Ososki with The Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA), Elisa Wright with B&G Foods Inc., and Ramesh Manoharan, Ph.D. with Global Regulatory & Food Safety Olam Food Ingredients (ofi.).
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