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FDA Targets 52 “Obsolete” Food Standards of Identity for Revocation

On July 17, 2025, FDA announced several rulemakings aimed at modernizing its standards of identity (SOIs) for food products – regulations that define what a food must contain and how it must be made to lawfully bear a...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

NSCEB Seeks Input to Modernize Biotechnology Product Regulation

The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) announced on July 1, 2025, that it is gathering input to modernize U.S. biotechnology product regulation and create simpler, faster, science-based pathways to...more

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Food and Chemical Update: FDA Unveils Data-Driven Assessment Tool to Rank Food Chemicals

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is overhauling its approach to post-market oversight of food chemicals, marked by the proposed rollout of a new Post-Market Assessment Prioritization Tool. The FDA first announced...more

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Food for Thought Implications of FDAs New Chemical Review Program

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

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FDA Announces Plans for Post-Market Chemical Review Program

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced plans to update its post-market food chemical review program. In its announcement, FDA explained that its forthcoming plans will take a proactive approach to...more

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Food Policy Update: FDA’s Focus on Regulating What’s In Our Food

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Since their U.S. Senate confirmations, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Martin Makary have focused significant attention on one of the administration’s key policy priorities: improving the safety of...more

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HHS and FDA Announce Plans to Phase Out Certified Colors

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On April 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a series of measures to phase out all certified colors from the nation’s food supply by the end...more

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What Food and Beverage Manufacturers Should Be Considering With HHS Secretary Kennedy at the Reins

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Human Health and Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has instructed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revisit and consider rulemaking regarding its Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) notification and...more

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FDA Directed to Explore Elimination of Food Additive "Loophole"

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Secretary Kennedy seeks to enhance FDA's oversight of food additives by eliminating a pathway that allows new ingredients to be introduced into the U.S. food supply without premarket notification to or approval by FDA....more

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GRAS Self-Affirmation for Food Ingredients – To Be or Not to Be?

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Key Takeaways - What Happened: HHS Secretary Kennedy directed FDA to consider removing the current self-affirmation pathway for determining that a food ingredient is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)....more

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HHS Directs FDA to Explore Rulemaking to Increase Oversight of Food Ingredients

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On March 10, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in a press release that he has directed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to explore rulemaking to implement a...more

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

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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FDA to test voluntary “healthy” symbols through consumer research

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently signaled its continued interest in developing a voluntary “healthy” symbol for packaged foods as a representation of the nutrient content claim....more

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New EU regulation defines “Food Safety Culture”

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The European Union (EU) recently adopted a regulation requiring food business operators to establish and provide evidence of an appropriate food safety culture and detailing the steps they must take to satisfy this...more

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