Recent actions by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) reflect a sharpened scrutiny in areas where public health and safety may be critical, but a more relaxed approach in areas where it views innovation may be...more
7/18/2025
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On April 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a series of new measures to quickly phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food...more
On April 21, 2025, it was reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a media advisory describing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) intention to remove petroleum-based synthetic...more
As we previewed, West Virginia is the latest state to regulate food dyes. On Monday, Governor Patrick Morrisey signed HB2354, deeming the following food additives unsafe and prohibiting their use, with some limited...more
On January 15, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) issued an order to revoke the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 (Red No. 3) in food and ingested drugs in response to a 2022 color additive...more
Last Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California School Food Safety Act (AB2316). The new law will prohibit California's public schools from serving school meals containing any of the following synthetic...more
We previously covered California's landmark Food Safety Act, the legislative proposals inspired by it, and the FDA's final rule revoking the authorization of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food products. Since then, there...more
State legislatures are actively pursuing bans on food and color additives. California’s landmark Food Safety Act (Act), effective January 2027, bans the manufacture and sale of products containing brominated vegetable oil...more
We want to inform you of a new law in Maryland, effective January 1, 2025, that mandates baby food manufacturers to test for toxic heavy metals, excluding infant formula. Known as Rudy’s Law, this legislation was inspired by...more