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FDA Seeks Public Comment on Post-Market Chemical Review Prioritization Method

Key Takeaways - What Happened: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its draft post-market chemical review prioritization method for public comment. Public comments are due July 18, 2025....more

MAHA Assessment: What Food and Chemical Stakeholders Need to Know

When the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission unveiled its Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment on May 22 (reissued May 28), it framed the document as a clarion call: U.S. regulators must combat childhood...more

FDA to Overhaul Post-Market Chemical Review Program for Food Chemicals

Key Takeaways - What Happened: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to update its food safety post-market chemical review program over the next few months to increase transparency and accelerate its...more

FDA Food Chemical Regulation After the MAHA Executive Order

Just before the change in administration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made headlines by revoking approvals to use the color additive FD&C Red Dye No. 3 in food after January 15, 2027. This was the latest example of...more

Federal Court Orders EPA to Regulate Fluoridation of Drinking Water under TSCA

In a groundbreaking decision, a federal district court has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate the “unreasonable risk” it found to be posed by the fluoridation of drinking water. The order came...more

EPA Authorizes Anti-Monkeypox Claims for Pre-Designated Disinfectant Products

What Happened: EPA activated its Emerging Viral Pathogens guidance to permit limited claims that certain registered pesticides are effective against the monkeypox virus. Who’s Impacted: Manufacturers and distributors of...more

EPA Indefinitely Extends COVID-19 Emerging Viral Pathogen Guidance

Key Takeaways: • What Happened: EPA has indefinitely extended its activation of the emerging viral pathogens guidance for antimicrobial pesticides, permitting registrants with a pre-qualified “emerging viral pathogen...more

With 12 Months’ Notice, EPA Bringing Temporary Disinfectant Supply Chain Flexibilities to a Close

Key Takeaways - • What happened: EPA announced that it will retract the temporary amendments to Pesticide Registration (“PR”) Notice 98-10, originally issued by EPA in March 2020. These amendments were intended to provide...more

EPA Ordered to Revise TSCA CDR Rule for Asbestos

A federal court has ordered EPA to make extensive changes to its Chemical Data Reporting rule (CDR) with respect to asbestos reporting. While the ruling in ADAO v. Wheeler is limited to CDR reporting of asbestos, it sets the...more

Urgent Deadline for Substantiating Inventory Reset Chemical Identity Confidentiality Claims

Inventory Reset reporting under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) seems like years ago, because it was – Form A’s were due February 7, 2018 for manufacturers and October 5, 2018 for processors. Companies are now likely...more

EPA Provides Flexibility to Pesticide Manufacturers Using “Commodity Inert Ingredients”

Citing a nationwide shortage of disinfectant products during the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on March 26, 2020 that it will now allow...more

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