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MAHA Commission Releases Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment

Yesterday, the Make America Healthy Again (“MAHA”) Commission released its highly anticipated Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment (“Assessment”), which aims to examine “the root causes of deteriorating child health.”...more

5/27/2025 / Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Dietary Guidelines , Executive Orders , Food & Drug Regulations , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , Public Health , Scientific Research , Trump Administration

FDA advances nutrition initiatives: dietary guidance statements and salt substitutes in standardized foods

FDA recently issued two nutrition-related initiatives regarding dietary guidance statements and the use of salt substitutes in standardized foods. The first initiative, a draft guidance, contains agency recommendations on the...more

3/30/2023 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Comment Period , Dietary Guidelines , Draft Guidance , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Manufacturers , Nutrition Facts Labels , Proposed Rules , USDA

FDA to Propose Acacia (Gum Arabic) as a Dietary Fiber

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted a citizen petition concerning the classification of acacia (gum arabic) as a dietary fiber. As a result of the petition, FDA intends to propose to include acacia,...more

12/22/2021 / Citizen Petitions , Dietary Guidelines , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Nutrition Facts Labels , Nutritional Supplements

National Academies Release Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recently released updated Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for sodium and potassium. For the adequate intake of sodium, the report reaffirms the existing...more

3/28/2019 / Dietary Guidelines , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Manufacturers , Food Supply , Public Health

FDA Issues Guidance Recognizing Eight Ingredients as Meeting the Dietary Fiber Definition

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a guidance document that identifies eight ingredients that the agency has determined meet the regulatory definition of “dietary fiber.” Specifically, FDA has recognized the...more

6/15/2018 / Dietary Guidelines , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Regulatory Oversight , Regulatory Requirements

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