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Congress Joins FDA in Focusing on Food Dye Limitations

Food dye reform has been an area of focus for the Trump administration as part of its Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative, giving momentum to an effort the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had already started by...more

8/28/2025 / Executive Orders , Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Safety , New Legislation , Proposed Legislation , Regulatory Oversight , Regulatory Reform , State and Local Government , Trump Administration

Citizen Petition Calls on FDA to Rethink Refined Carbs

Last week, former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner David Kessler submitted a citizen petition urging FDA to revoke the generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status of refined carbohydrates used in industrial food...more

8/13/2025 / Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) , Food and Drug Act , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Manufacturers , Food Safety , GRAS , Regulatory Reform , USDA

In Waning Days of the Current Administration, FDA Announces Red No. 3 Ban

On January 15, 2025, FDA announced an order revoking the listings providing for the use of the color additive FD&C Red No. 3 in both foods (including dietary supplements) and ingested drugs. The order is in response to a 2022...more

1/17/2025 / Compliance , Drug Safety , Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Safety , Life Sciences , Pharmaceutical Industry , Public Health , Risk Assessment

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