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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

7/3/2025 / Chemicals , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , Public Comment , Regulatory Oversight , Regulatory Requirements , Risk Assessment , Toxic Chemicals

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

6/26/2025 / Chemicals , Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Safety , Manufacturers , Pesticides , PFAS , Popular , Regulatory Agencies , Toxic Chemicals

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

6/18/2025 / Chemicals , Comment Period , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , New Regulations , Regulatory Agenda , Regulatory Reform , Risk Management

FDA Food Chemical Regulation: Understanding Pesticide Action Levels

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) March 2025 publication of its new “Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool” spotlighted a lesser-known aspect of FDA’s regulation of pesticide residues on food: action levels....more

5/9/2025 / Agribusiness , Enforcement Actions , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Safety , Pesticides , Regulatory Oversight , Regulatory Requirements , Toxic Chemicals

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

4/29/2025 / Chemicals , Executive Orders , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , PFAS , Regulatory Reform , Regulatory Requirements , Trump Administration

GRAS Self-Affirmation for Food Ingredients – To Be or Not to Be?

Key Takeaways - What Happened: HHS Secretary Kennedy directed FDA to consider removing the current self-affirmation pathway for determining that a food ingredient is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)....more

3/19/2025 / Consumer Protection Laws , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Safety , Proposed Rules , Public Health , Regulatory Reform , Regulatory Requirements , Rulemaking Process

FDA Proposes New Rule on Testing Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products

Mandatory testing of talc-containing cosmetic products is coming. At the end of December, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a cosmetics rule and test method for asbestos in talc that was required under Section...more

1/10/2025 / Asbestos , Cosmetics , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Proposed Rules , Public Health , Recordkeeping Requirements , Toxic Chemicals

EPA, USDA, and FDA to Clarify Overlapping Biotechnology Regulatory Frameworks

On May 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a joint plan to identify areas of ambiguity, gaps, or uncertainty in...more

5/14/2024 / Biotechnology , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , FIFRA , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , USDA

FDA Updates Policies to Increase Supply of Ethanol Available for Use in Hand Sanitizers

Key Takeaways: • What Happened: FDA updated its temporary hand sanitizer production policies to permit use of fuel- or technical-grade ethanol that contains certain impurities up to given limits. • Who’s Impacted:...more

6/9/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Ethanol , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Pharmaceutical Industry

FDA Policy Provides Enforcement Relief Regarding Certain Medical Devices Due to Pandemic

Key Takeaways: • What Happened: FDA announced temporary relief from certain premarket regulatory requirements pertaining to certain new or modified medical devices intended for use against the novel coronavirus....more

4/3/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Medical Devices , Pharmaceutical Industry

FDA and FTC Warn Dietary Supplement Manufacturers Against Making Fraudulent Anti-Coronavirus Claims

Beware of fraudulent claims that products will kill the coronavirus (officially, the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2) or cure the disease caused by that virus (Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19). The Food...more

3/11/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Dietary Supplements , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Health Claims , Infectious Diseases , Manufacturers

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