Regulatory Oversight, New Regulations, Food Safety

Food and Beverage News and Trends - August 2025 #2

DLA Piper on 8/25/2025

This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape....more

Food for Thought Implications of FDAs New Chemical Review Program

Morgan Lewis - Well Done on 5/29/2025

The US Food and Drug Administration recently announced a major initiative to strengthen oversight of food additives and other food-related chemicals. The agency described this as a “stronger, more systematic review process”...more

FDA announces expanded use of unannounced inspections at foreign manufacturing facilities

Hogan Lovells on 5/9/2025

On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it intends to expand its use of unannounced inspections at foreign manufacturing facilities. This announcement applies to facilities that produce...more

Food Industry Braces Itself as FDA Announces Plan to Ban Artificial Dyes

Venable LLP on 4/23/2025

On April 21, 2025, it was reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a media advisory describing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) intention to remove petroleum-based synthetic...more

EUON Publishes Nanopinion on Enhancing the Regulatory Application of NAMs to Assess Nanomaterial Risks in the Food and Feed Sector

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 4/16/2025

On April 8, 2025, the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) published a Nanopinion entitled “A Qualification System to Accelerate Development and Regulatory Implementation of New Approach Methodologies...more

FDA’s New Lead Guidelines: A Milestone for Safer Baby Foods

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/11/2025

In recent years, the safety of baby food has become a top priority for state attorneys general (AG) and federal agencies. In April 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its “Closer to Zero” plan to...more