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FDA and USDA Seek Comments on Defining Ultra-Processed Foods

On July 25, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a joint Request for Information (RFI) to solicit information and data to help the agencies develop a...more

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FDA Issues RFI on PFAS in Seafood

On November 19, 2024, FDA issued a request for information (RFI) on per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in seafood. Specifically, the agency is seeking scientific data and information from the seafood industry and other...more

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FDA Announces Updated Foods Program Priorities

On July 6, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) released an updated list of draft and final topics that the agency anticipates publishing guidance documents for by the end of December 2023....more

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FDA Invites Comment on Petition Seeking to Repeal Color Additive Listing for Titanium Dioxide in Food

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On April 14, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration filed a petition submitted by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and several other NGOs requesting that the agency repeal its regulation authorizing the use of...more

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Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - May 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has written a letter to the manufacturers and developers of new plant varieties, urging them to fully consider the potential ramifications of transferring the genes of allergens to...more

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FDA seeks comment on food labeling information in e-commerce

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting comment on the availability of nutrition, ingredient, and allergen information online for packaged foods sold through online grocery shopping platforms.  FDA explains...more

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FDA to test voluntary “healthy” symbols through consumer research

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently signaled its continued interest in developing a voluntary “healthy” symbol for packaged foods as a representation of the nutrient content claim....more

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What is M-E-A-T?

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M-E-A-T has become a complicated word. A variety of alternative meat products are on the market or in development. Plant-based meat substitutes are already commonplace in our grocery stores and restaurants. Some of these...more

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FDA requests information on labeling of cell-cultured seafood

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting public comment on the labeling of seafood products made using cell culture technology. FDA’s Request for Information (RFI) entitled, “Labeling of Foods Comprised of or...more

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FDA Reopens Comments on Proposed Rule to Modernize Food Standards of Identity

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is reopening the comment period on a 2005 proposed rule to establish a set of general principles to use when considering whether to establish, revise, or eliminate...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l October 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Warns Company Selling CBD Oil - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published a warning letter it sent in September 2019 to a company selling cannabidiol (CBD) oil as a...more

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The Use of an Alternate Name for Potassium Chloride in Food Labeling: Guidance for Industry

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Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance announcing that the agency intends to exercise enforcement discretion to allow the use of “potassium chloride salt” as an alternative common or usual name...more

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FDA Releases Second Installment of Draft Guidance for FSMA Intentional Adulteration Rule

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the second of three installments of its Draft Guidance to support compliance with the Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration (IA) rule....more

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FDA Issues Request for Information Regarding Use of Names of Dairy Foods in the Labeling of Plant-Based Products

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The Food and Drug Administration recently issued a request for information on the use of the names of dairy foods in the labeling of plant-based products. This action arose from the agency’s Nutrition Innovation Strategy, one...more

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