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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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Closing the GRAS Loophole: Secretary Kennedy’s Plan To Enhance FDA Food Safety Regulations

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On March 10, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. initiated a significant shift in the regulation of ultra-processed foods by directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise the GRAS (Generally Recognized...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - February 2025 #2

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods at the US Food and Drug...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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In Waning Days of the Current Administration, FDA Announces Red No. 3 Ban

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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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FDA Publishes a Wide Range of Guidances in the Final Days of the Biden Administration

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On January 6 and 7, 2025, the FDA announced, by our count, 31 draft or final guidances, on a wide range of topics. Historically, an incoming administration will impose a temporary freeze on the issuance of guidances and...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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New Plants, Old Frameworks: FDA’s 1992 Policy Applies to Foods Derived from Genome-Edited Plants

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On February 22, 2024, FDA released a final guidance detailing how foods derived from genome-edited plants fall into FDA’s existing food safety framework and outlining two voluntary consultation processes for developers. The...more

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Anti-Spoil(er) Alert: FDA Issues Guidance on Antimicrobial Agents in Food

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FDA issued an updated Q&A guidance in September 2021, Microbiological Considerations for Antimicrobial Agents Used in Food Applications: Guidance for Industry (Antimicrobial Agents Guidance), which replaces a guidance...more

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FDA Signs Domestic Mutual Reliance Agreements with Four States to Protect Food Supply

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FDA recently entered into domestic mutual reliance (DMR) agreements with the states of California, Florida, Utah, and Wisconsin to help ensure the safety of domestic food production and distribution systems. FDA’s goal is to...more

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Disclosure of WGS Data: What Might Inform and What Might Mislead

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Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has become the technology of choice for FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to help protect consumers from foodborne...more

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