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Caffeine Safety Legislation Introduced in Congress

On March 31, 2025, Congress saw the reintroduction of H.R. 2511, the Sarah Katz Caffeine Safety Act. The bill would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new regulatory requirements for labeling the...more

FDA Human Foods Program Details 2025 Guidance Agenda: Key Topics and Priorities

Key Takeaways: - The FDA Human Foods Program (HFP) released its agenda for releasing draft guidance for the remainder of 2025. - The agenda includes new guidance on topics such as new dietary ingredient notifications, food...more

SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act: Bipartisan Push to Modernize U.S. Sunscreen Regulation

On June 3, 2025, lawmakers introduced the Supporting Accessible, Flexible, and Effective (SAFE) Sunscreen Standards Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, aiming to bring U.S. sunscreen regulations in line with scientific...more

Psychoactive Kratom Draws Continued Scrutiny and Legal Action

In recent years, plaintiffs have increasingly set their sights on kratom, a controversial botanical supplement, as a target for litigation. With at least 15 putative class-action cases filed in the past year alone, this...more

Q4 2024: Food and CPG Legal Trends

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

FDA and USDA Seek Comments on Standardizing Food Date Labeling

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

Q3 2024: Food & CPG Legal Trends

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

FDA and FTC Issue Joint Warning Letters for Copycat Delta-8 THC Food Products

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

Dietary Supplements: FDA Issues Draft Guidance on NDIN Master Files

On April 3, 2024, FDA published Draft Guidance titled New Dietary Ingredient Notification Master Files for Dietary Supplements (the Draft Guidance). The Draft Guidance provides recommendations on how stakeholders can...more

Dietary Supplements: FDA Issues Final Guidance for NDIN Procedures and Timeframes

On March 5, FDA published its long-awaited Final Guidance on New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN) Procedures and Timeframes (Final Guidance). This new guidance updates and finalizes Section V of FDA’s revised 2016 Draft...more

FDA: Grease-Proofing Substances Containing PFAS No Longer Being Sold

On February 28, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that grease-proofing substances containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are no longer being sold by manufacturers for food contact use...more

New Pet Food Proposal Introduced in US House

On February 15, a bipartisan group of five Congressional Representatives introduced the Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 (the PURR Act) in the U.S. House. Currently, the FDA’s regulation of pet foods is...more

Dietary Supplements: FDA Renames and Updates Ingredient Directory

The FDA recently launched an updated dietary supplement ingredient directory titled "Information on Select Dietary Supplement Ingredients and Other Substances," replacing FDA’s "Dietary Supplement Ingredient Directory,"...more

Food Safety Focus: FDA Updates Draft HARPC Guidance for Human Food

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published revisions to its multichapter draft guidance for industry on Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls (HARPC) for Human Food (the Draft Guidance). 89...more

Q4 2023 | Food and CPG Legal Trends

PERKINS COIE IS PLEASED TO PUBLISH ITS Q4 FOOD AND CPG LEGAL TRENDS REPORT. This report is a bite-sized version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on trends so far this year. In Q4 2023, the Consumer...more

New Animal Feed Proposal Introduced in US House

On December 7, U.S. Representative Greg Pence (R-IN) introduced the Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development Act of 2023 (the Innovative FEED Act). Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the Senate version of the...more

FDA Announces New Food Traceability Resources

On November 30, 2023, FDA announced the availability of new resources for stakeholders to facilitate compliance with the Food Traceability Rule. Refresher on FDA’s Food Traceability Final Rule - FDA issued its Food...more

Food Imports: FDA Proposes Amendments to Prior Notice Rule and Publishes Final Guidance on Prior Notice Compliance

On November 1, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule to amend Prior Notice requirements for imported human and animal food in two key ways:  Additionally, on October 13, 2023, FDA...more

Food Allergen Programs and Acidified Foods: FDA Adds Two New Chapters to its Draft Guidance on Preventive Controls for Human Food

On September 26, 2023, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) added two new chapters to the agency’s draft guidance (the Draft Guidance): Chapter 11: Food Allergen Program and Chapter 16: Acidified Foods. These additions...more

Weekly Notable Ruling Roundup - September 2023

Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. - Elena Nacarino, et al. v. Kashi Company and Molly Brown, et al. v. Kellogg Company, Nos....more

FDA Publishes Draft Guidance For Submitting Cosmetic Product Facility Registrations and Product Listings Under MoCRA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on August 7, 2023, clarifying new requirements for cosmetic facility registrations and product listings under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of...more

Cannabis Legal Report - August 2023

Congressional Activity—New Hearing and Bipartisan Bill on Hemp - On July 20, the Hemp Access and Consumer Safety Act was reintroduced in Congress with bipartisan support from co-sponsors Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Rand...more

Weekly Notable Ruling Roundup - August 2023

Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. Darlene Hollins, et al. v. Walmart, Inc., et al., No. 21-56031 (9th Cir. – May 11, 2023): The...more

FDA Releases Public Inventory of Unapproved Food Additives

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a public inventory on July 12, 2023, of certain food ingredients that the agency has determined are unsafe because they are unapproved food additives that are not Generally...more

Cannabis Legal Report - July 2023

FDA and FTC Issue Cease and Desist Letters to Companies Selling Delta-8 Edibles - On July 5, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly sent cease and desist letters to six companies...more

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