On February 13, 2025, immediately following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation and swearing in as secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO)...more
We are pleased to share our Q4 Food and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Legal Trends report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on legal trends in the space.
In Q4 of...more
1/31/2025
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Consumer Protection Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Product Labels ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published draft guidance on the Labeling of Plant-Based Alternatives to Animal-Derived Foods (Draft Guidance). The Draft Guidance recommends best practices for naming...more
On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule updating the criteria regarding when foods may be labeled with the nutrient content claim “healthy” and derivatives thereof—“health,”...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a joint Request for Information (RFI) seeking stakeholder input related...more
On October 30, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) newly minted Human Foods Program (HFP) published a list of priority deliverables for Fiscal Year 2025. By way of brief background, FDA designed the HFP to...more
11/5/2024
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Food Contamination ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
Food Supply ,
FSMA ,
Health and Safety ,
Innovative Technology ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
We are pleased to share our Q3 Food & Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Legal Trends report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on legal trends in the space.
In Q4 of...more
11/1/2024
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Class Action ,
Draft Guidance ,
Environmental Policies ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
PFAS ,
Product Packaging ,
Proposition 65 ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
USDA
On September 25, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting on the Development of an Enhanced Systematic Process for Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food—namely, food additives, color...more
FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) recently announced the upcoming expiration of its longstanding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO). This MOU—which has...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued warning letters on July 16, 2024, to five companies for illegally selling and introducing into the market copycat food products...more
Pivotal food regulatory updates abound in the recently released Spring 2024 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, announced earlier this month by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The...more
7/29/2024
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Beverage Manufacturers ,
Bioengineering ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
FSMA ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
USDA
In a recently published Request for Information (RFI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) seeks public comment on options to potentially streamline and reduce the...more