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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 In May 2025, FDA issued a draft guidance titled Replacing Color Additives in Approved or Marketed Drug...more

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Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment: Unpacking the Report

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The Trump Administration released its Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment on May 22, 2025, documenting its rationale for future policy actions related to chronic disease in children. The report focuses on four key...more

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Holland & Knight Health Dose: April 29, 2025

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U.S. Congress returns from a two-week recess this week and has lofty goals to draft, mark up and pass a reconciliation bill by Memorial Day 2025. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, which was...more

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Say Goodbye to the Red Dye: Legal Implications Following the FDA’s Recent Ban

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On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a significant regulatory change by revoking the authorization for use of Red Dye No. 3 in food (including dietary supplements) and ingested drugs. As...more

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FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs: What Manufacturers Should Know

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On January 16, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an order banning FD&C Red No.3 in food and ingested drugs.1 Food and ingested drug manufacturers who use Red No. 3 have until January 15, 2027, or January 18,...more

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FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 Under the Delaney Clause

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked its authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3, also known as Red Dye No. 3. Issued on January 15, 2025, the ban will go into effect for food (including dietary...more

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2024 FDA Enforcement Review: Quality and Transparency Remain Critical Concerns

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), in partnership with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), pursued significant and, in some cases, precedent-setting enforcement actions in 2024. The government continued to...more

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FDA Bans the Use of Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs

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On January 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is revoking the authorization for use of FD&C Red No. 3 in food (including dietary supplements) and ingested drugs. The dye is commonly used in...more

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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

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Health Care Week in Review: CMS Finalizes FY 2025 Payment Rules for Inpatient Hospitals, Inpatient Rehab Facilities, Inpatient...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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The Case of ‘Gas Station Heroin’

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Is It Necessary for Congress to Amend the FD&C Act for FDA to Have the Authority to Prohibit Tianeptine’s Sale? If the answer to this question is “no,” why are bills being introduced into Congress to give the U.S. Food and...more

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Special Report - 2022 FDA Year in Review

As the United States’ primary public health and consumer protection agency, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates at least one quarter of the nation’s economy and exerts significant influence over global...more

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Watchdog agency taking fire for big problems safeguarding food and drugs

In regular places, when alarms blare and it becomes clear that a big, important something is broken and threatens folks’ well-being, those with common sense race to make needed fixes. Washington, D.C., is different....more

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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - October 2020 #2

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Food - FDA Released Retail Food Employee Health Handbook – The FDA published the Employee Health and Personal Hygiene Handbook to help food employees avoid spreading viruses and bacteria to food....more

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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - October 2020 #1

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FDA Released Food Traceability Proposed Rule – The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to establish additional traceability recordkeeping requirements for manufacturers, processors, packers or...more

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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - July 2020 #2

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FDA Plans to Restart On-Site Inspections the Week of July 20 -Commissioner Hahn announced the goal of restarting inspections, which were halted due to COVID-19. The FDA has developed a COVID-19 Advisory Rating system to...more

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Development of the Food & Drug Administration

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The Food & Drug Administration is perhaps the most important, ubiquitous agency in the daily lives of modern American consumers. Consumers rely on the FDA to verify the safety and effectiveness of $2.6 trillion in food,...more

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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - April 2020 #3

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Food - FDA Extended Comment Period for Rule on Food Standards – The comment period on the proposed rule was extended until July 20. The proposed rule, “Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization,”...more

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FDA and State Boards of Pharmacy React to Coronavirus – March 27 Update

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The U.S. now has the most confirmed coronavirus cases in the world, and the FDA and state boards of pharmacy are issuing daily guidance on how to stop the spread or join in the fight through relaxed standards or expedited...more

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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - September 2019 #1

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Food/Dietary Supplements - FDA Will Hold Public Meeting on Food Standards of Identity – The meeting will be held on Sept. 27, 2019, and is intended “to give interested parties an opportunity to discuss FDA’s effort to...more

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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - August 2019 #4

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Food/Dietary Supplements - FDA Calls for Improved Practices in the Papaya Industry – The FDA reported trends in outbreaks of Salmonella in fresh papaya. ...more

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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - July 2019 #5

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Food/Dietary Supplements - FDA Suspends Food Facility Registration – The FDA announced the suspension of a Texas-based seafood producer....more

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New FDA draft guidance on voluntary recalls highlights importance of recall initiation plans

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On April 23, FDA issued draft guidance entitled “Initiation of Voluntary Recalls Under 21 CFR Part 7, Subpart C,” which aims to clarify how firms in a product distribution chain should prepare to facilitate timely initiation...more

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BakerHostetler FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - January 2019 #1

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During Shutdown, Commissioner Gottlieb Tries to Reassure Consumers – As the partial shutdown continues, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb tries to reassure the industry and consumers that the FDA will continue to execute its...more

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BakerHostetler FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - November 2018 #3

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Food/Dietary Supplements - 2016 Foodborne Illness Report Released – The Food Safety Analytics Collaboration released a new report titled “Foodborne illness source attribution estimates for 2016 for Salmonella, Escherichia...more

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