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FDA Issues Proposed Rule Extending Compliance Date for Food Traceability Rule

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The United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) recently issued a proposed rule to extend the compliance date for the final rule “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods” (the “Traceability...more

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

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Key Takeaways: - The FDA Human Foods Program (HFP) released its agenda for releasing draft guidance for the remainder of 2025.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

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FDA Finalizes Guidance on Conducting Remote Regulatory Assessments

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final guidance for industry entitled “Conducting Remote Regulatory Assessments – Questions and Answers” on June 26, 2025. Initially published in draft format in July 2022...more

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New Dietary Ingredient Notifications: FDA Addresses Common Pitfalls and Shares New Educational Tools

On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released educational videos and a new fact sheet to facilitate compliance with the agency’s New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN) review process. Under the...more

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FDA Extends Scrutiny Over Color Additives Beyond Food to Drug Products

FDA’s recent focus on potentially harmful color additives in food products has expanded to the pharmaceutical sector. In May 2025, FDA issued a draft guidance titled Replacing Color Additives in Approved or Marketed Drug...more

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FDA Grants Three Natural Food Additive Petitions

On May 9, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted three color additive petitions, approving two new colorings and expanding one existing approval. These approvals come after the agency’s announcement last...more

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Flurry of Activity from FDA in the First Four Months of 2025

It is an understatement to say the last four months have been a whirlwind. Cabinet confirmations, executive orders, policy changes, and more, including some developments that impact (or that will impact) the food industry...more

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FDA’s New Lead Guidelines: A Milestone for Safer Baby Foods

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In recent years, the safety of baby food has become a top priority for state attorneys general (AG) and federal agencies. In April 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its “Closer to Zero” plan to...more

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FDA Releases Draft Guidance on the Labeling of Plant-Based Foods

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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

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FDA issues Guidance on Interim Animal Food Ingredient Consultation (AFIC) Process

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On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) issued its final guidance on the interim Animal Food Ingredient Consultation (AFIC) process, which FDA positions as a...more

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FDA Releases Guidance for Voluntary Qualified Importer Program - Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released guidance with revisions to the Food Safety Modernization Act Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP)....more

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[Event] 7th Advanced Summit on Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Litigation - April 18th - 19th, Chicago, IL

American Conference Institute is hosting the 7th Annual Advanced Summit on Food Law – Regulation, Compliance, and Litigation from April 18-19, 2023, in Chicago! Prepare for the future by examining current controversies,...more

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FDA releases updated priority list of food guidance documents intended for publication in 2022

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released an updated list of priority draft and final guidance documents related to foods and dietary supplements that the agency intends to publish by the end of this year....more

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FDA releases updated priority list of food guidance documents intended for publication by January 2023

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) released an updated list of priority draft and final guidance documents...more

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Final Guidance: Publishing Retail Consignees Lists to Effectuate Certain Human and Animal Food Recalls

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) has issued a final Guidance on the Public Availability of Lists of Retail Consignees to Effectuate Certain Human and Animal Food Recalls (Guidance)....more

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COVID-19 Food & Beverage Regulatory Updates - September 2020

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has continued to publish food safety updates relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic throughout the pandemic. Foley’s Food and Beverage team have continued to monitor and...more

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FDA Issues Temporary Policy For Food Manufacturers And Importers In Light Of COVID-19 Outbreak

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On March 17, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance to food manufacturers and importers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the guidance, FDA stated it will temporarily not enforce supplier...more

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FDA Announces Produce Safety Rule Enforcement Discretion Policy for Almonds, Pulse Crops, Wine Grapes, and Hops under FSMA

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Guidance detailing its intent to exercise enforcement discretion for the requirements of the Produce Safety rule as they apply to entities growing, harvesting, packing,...more

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New Industry Resources for FDA’s New Nutrition Facts Regulations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a Nutrition Facts label “Industry Resources” web page to help businesses comply with the requirements of the final rules, which became effective on July 26, 2016....more

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FDA Announces Availability of Final Guidance on Menu Labeling

On May 5, 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of its final menu labeling guidance, “A Labeling Guide for Restaurants and Retail Establishments Selling Away-From-Home Foods – Part II...more

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