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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Toxic Chemicals Regulatory Agenda

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FDA Publishes Post-Market Assessment Tool to Rank Chemicals in Food Supply

On June 18, 2025, FDA published a proposed “Post-Market Assessment Prioritization Tool” to guide how the agency plans to rank and prioritize food chemicals under its enhanced post-market review process. FDA’s unveiling of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

PFAS Ground Zero Revisited: Checking in on Maine and Minnesota

In many ways, Maine and Minnesota had the first words on the regulation of PFAS in the U.S. Their broad definitions of the chemicals set the stage for similar regulation across the continent. So when legislators in both...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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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Consumer products regulations on the rise for 1,4-Dioxane

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In a growing trend to regulate the chemicals contained in consumer products, numerous states are enacting laws and regulations to address the presence of 1,4-dioxane in consumer products. 1,4-dioxane is a synthetic industrial...more

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PFAS Update: A Retrospective on Federal PFAS Regulation in 2021

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As anticipated, 2021 was an eventful year for the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) at the federal level. BCLP has highlighted the key developments in this document, but this is not intended to be a...more

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Mounting pressure at both federal and state levels to expand PFAS oversight in food packaging

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California and Vermont have recently joined a growing list of states that have passed legislation banning the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging. Relatedly, a group of environmental, consumer,...more

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FDA issues letter to baby and toddler food manufacturers on chemical hazards

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On 5 March 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to baby and toddler food manufacturers and processors covered by the preventive control provisions of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice,...more

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PFAS Updates: Congressional and Federal Regulatory Developments

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This posting provides an update on PFAS developments involving federal legislative and regulatory activities. Congress - On November 6, 2019, a panel of experts at a congressional briefing sponsored by the Endocrine...more

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Cosmetics, Hemp, and CBD: Legislative and Regulatory Update

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Through a reintroduced House bill, Congress is taking strides to push for cosmetic regulation reform and, separately, through the SAFE Act, it is seeking to establish a safe harbor for financial...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l July 2019 #3

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - AGs Submit Comment to FDA on Cannabis - A group of 38 state attorneys general have submitted a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, June 2015

EPA Denies Petition To Ban Triclosan: On May 13, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a petition submitted in January 2010 by Food & Water Watch and Beyond Pesticides seeking to ban triclosan, an...more

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