Regulatory Oversight, Food Safety, Proposition 65

FDA Initiates New Post-Market Review Framework for Food Chemicals

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/23/2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new initiative to systematically review the safety of chemicals already in the nation's food supply....more

California's Updated Proposition 65 Regulations New Short-Form Warnings and More

K&L Gates LLP on 7/1/2024

Longtime efforts by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to amend the so-called “short-form” safe harbor warnings for California’s Proposition 65 appear to be nearing completion. On 13 June...more

Year in Review: 2021 Food, Beverage & Supplement Litigation Round-Up

BCLP on 5/9/2022

Federal Made in U.S.A. Rule - In June 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted its final rule for using “Made in U.S.A.” or any variation of that statement, including the U.S. flag. While this rule imposes no new...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l October 2019 #2

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 10/14/2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Warns Company Selling CBD Oil - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published a warning letter it sent in September 2019 to a company selling cannabidiol (CBD) oil as a...more

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l July 2019 #4

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 7/26/2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Issues Warning Letter to CBD Co. for Unsubstantiated Claims - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Curaleaf Inc. for “illegally selling...more

FDA Deauthorizes Seven Synthetic Flavorings and Adjuvants as Food Additives

Hogan Lovells on 10/30/2018

On October 9, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule revoking authorization for seven synthetic flavorings and adjuvants as food additives. Notably, FDA’s rigorous scientific analysis determined...more

States Regulating PFAS in Food Packaging: What You Need to Know Now

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/12/2018

Last month, Washington state enacted a new law, making it the first in the country to ban the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or "PFAS,” in food packaging....more

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