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MAHA Movement Continues to Invite Significant Change for Food Regulation at Federal and State Levels

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised big changes as Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services, the sweeping agency that oversees FDA, NIH, CDC, and other divisions and agencies. Five months into his tenure, he has...more

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An Increasing Regulatory Maze for Nontraditional Meat Products

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As this blog has previously covered, various states have passed laws prohibiting plant-based products from being labeled like traditional meat products. A recent Oklahoma law bans using terms like beef, chicken, or bacon to...more

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Food For Thought: Texas Enacts Food Product Warning Labels for 44 Chemical Ingredients

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on June 22, 2025, signed Senate Bill 25 (SB 25), a law that, among other provisions, requires the following consumer warning labeling on foods containing any of 44 ingredients: "WARNING: This product...more

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Newly Enacted Food Ingredient Disclosure Laws: Texas and Louisiana Reshape Food Labeling Compliance Landscape

In June 2025, Texas and Louisiana each enacted legislation mandating new label disclosures for foods containing a number of food and color additives, raising federal preemption and First Amendment questions. Both states have...more

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New Fee Disclosure Requirements for Food Service Establishments

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Florida Senate Bill 606, signed into law on June 2, 2025, amends current Fl. St. 509.214 to provide several new operations fee disclosure requirements for food service establishments....more

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HHS and FDA Announce Plans to Phase out Synthetic Food Dyes

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On April 22, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a series of steps intended to eliminate all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the US food...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FDA Seeks to Phase Out Synthetic Color Additives

On April 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a major initiative to voluntarily phase out “petroleum-based synthetic dyes” (i.e., synthetic...more

Morgan Lewis - Well Done

The Future of Artificial Colors in the US Food Supply Is Not So Bright

Only weeks after being confirmed, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary has advised food companies to remove artificial colors from their food products. He recently met with several major food brand...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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Q3 2024 - Food and CPG Legal Trends

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Perkins Coie is pleased to publish its Q3 Food and CPG Legal Trends Report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on trends. In the third quarter of 2024, the Consumer...more

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Q3 2023: Food and CPG Legal Trends Report

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This report is a bite-sized version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on quarterly trends. In Q3 2023, the Consumer consumer Packaged packaged Goods goods (CPG) industry continued to face a meaningful...more

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Another Set of Organic Waste Regulations Revisions Released by CalRecycle

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Changes to Proposed Regulations Could Impact Local Agencies that Collect or Generate Organic Waste - The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery released its second set of revisions to the proposed...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l February 2019 #3

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - CBD Banned from New York Restaurants, in Limbo in Idaho - New York City’s health department has reportedly ordered restaurants to stop serving products that contain cannabidiol...more

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