Botulism cases under investigation in Italy

Italian officials suspect that a brand of olive and almond cream caused two cases of botulism. In early May, two adult patients, part of the same family, were hospitalized because of suspected botulism with epidemiological investigations led by experts from the Toscana Centro local health …

New guidance for infant manufacturers available

The FDA has issued final guidance for manufacturers of infant formula and laboratories conducting testing on infant formula.  The guidance was developed to help manufacturers and laboratories in the design, conduct, evaluation, and reporting of Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER) studies. Protein is an essential nutrient …