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Out with the Old: FDA to Revoke 52 Standards of Identity – What Food Companies Need to Know

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a final rule on July 16, 2025, revoking 52 standards of identity (SOIs) for food products that it deems obsolete. The FDA currently maintains more than 250 SOIs, and this...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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FDA Publishes Front-of-Pack Regulation, Bans Red Dye No. 3

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a proposed front-of-package nutrition label, the "Nutrition Info box," that would give consumers readily visible information about the "Low," "Med" or "High" levels of...more

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Navigating FDA from 2024 into 2025 Human Foods Program

FDA Restructures its Food Resources Although there were a number of significant new regulations, the most significant food industry change in 2024 was the overhaul of how FDA structures itself to regulate foods generally....more

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Red Dye No. 3 Ban at FDA and What's Next

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On January 15, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) issued an order to revoke the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 (Red No. 3) in food and ingested drugs in response to a 2022 color additive...more

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FDA Sets Action Levels For Lead

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A year ago, the FDA issued draft guidance for lead levels in baby foods. In the year since the FDA issued its draft guidance for lead levels in baby food, two states, California and Maryland, have adopted laws which require...more

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FDA Issues Updated Final Rule for "Healthy" Labeling

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the final rule providing new criteria for when foods may be labeled with the nutrient content claim “healthy.” This rule, released on December 19, 2024, has been a priority...more

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FDA Announces Final Rule Updating Definition of "Healthy" Nutrient Content Claim - Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a final rule updating the definition of the nutrient content claim “healthy.” To qualify as “healthy” under the updated definition, food products must contain a...more

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Update: A Proposed California Color Additive Ban and a BVO Class Action Lawsuit

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We previously covered California's landmark Food Safety Act, the legislative proposals inspired by it, and the FDA's final rule revoking the authorization of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food products. Since then, there...more

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Food and Color Additives - Is the Patchwork Here?

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State legislatures are actively pursuing bans on food and color additives.  California’s landmark Food Safety Act (Act), effective January 2027, bans the manufacture and sale of products containing brominated vegetable oil...more

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The FDA's New Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Rule: Impacts on PFAS-Contaminated Groundwater?

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration – acting under its Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), as amended, 21 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq., to address the safety of all FMSA-covered produce other than sprouts (Covered Produce) – on...more

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FDA Revokes Uses of Partially Hydrogenated Oils in Food

On August 9, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced a direct final rule revoking certain uses of partially hydrogenated oils (“PHOs”) in food. The rule will go into effect on December 22, 2023. Any comments...more

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FSIS issues final rule expanding generic label approval

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The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently issued a final rule expanding the circumstances under which it will generically approve the labels of meat, poultry, and egg products. As a result of the expansion,...more

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FDA Publishes Final Rule Requiring Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule creating additional recordkeeping requirements for foods listed on the Food Traceability List. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on...more

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FDA Final Food Traceability Rule: Overview And Key Takeaways From FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act Webinar

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On November 21, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially published its Final Rule: Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (“Final Rule”) in the Federal Register. The Final Rule...more

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FDA Submits Final Food Traceability Rule in Effort to Mitigate Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

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On November 7, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") sent the Food Safety Modernization Act ("FSMA") Final Rule on Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods to the Office of the Federal...more

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FSIS issues final rule establishing 30-day timeline for appealing inspection activities

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On October 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published a final rule establishing a uniform 30-day timeline for appealing inspectional activities, including noncompliance...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update - August 2022 # 2

A notice in the Official Journal of the European Union has announced a tightening of restrictions on the allowable amount of ethylene oxide, “an important chemical substance having multiple uses, including the use as a...more

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USDA issues final rule on sodium, whole grains, and fluid milk in school meals

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USDA recently issued a final rule establishing transitional nutrition standards for sodium, whole grains, and fluid milk in school meals. The new standards will take effect for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school year. USDA...more

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FDA Issues Final Rule for Lab Accreditation for Food Testing

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On December 1, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a final rule establishing the Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Food (“LAAF”) program. FDA will utilize the LAAF program to recognize...more

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FDA issues Laboratory Accreditation final rule required under FSMA

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a final rule regarding Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods (LAAF). This memorandum summarizes the regulation. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration...more

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Industry Insights: FDA Sends First Warning Letter Under Recent Rule Regarding Imported Food

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The Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”) ushered in a sea change in the government’s regulation of food safety. Pursuant to FSMA, the FDA has promulgated a series of rules, including a 2015 rule related to the Foreign...more

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Food, Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Update | Vol. V, Issue 1

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Top News - FDA Announces Intention to Not Enforce Certain FSMA Final Rules Provisions - On January 4, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") issued a guidance announcing that it does not intend to enforce...more

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FDA Creates Uncertainty by Delaying Nutrition Facts Label Compliance

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On June 13, the Food and Drug Administration announced it would indefinitely extend the compliance deadline for the Nutrition Facts Label final rules, creating uncertainty for food and beverage manufacturers....more

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FDA Issues Final Rule on Food Ingredients that May Be Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued this final rule detailing the criteria for concluding that the use of a substance in human or animal food is “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS). By way of background,...more

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