What Happened: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a Health Advisory regarding outbreaks of New World Screwworm (NWS) outside the U.S. and the risk of spread into U.S. territory. The...more
What Happened: On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft Pesticide Registration Notice (PRN) intended to update and clarify longstanding guidance that outlines the changes that EPA...more
A Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)-inspired state law mandating that food containing any of 44 ingredients bear a label with the above statement, is now the subject of a federal district court challenge. A group of food...more
The federal government wants to facilitate the use of “highly automated” systems for transporting hazardous materials by air, water, and land (highways and rail). Most recently, on December 4, 2025, the Pipeline and Hazardous...more
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What Happened: Earlier this year, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released draft text in advance of formally proposing regulations that would, for the first time: (1) expressly...more
In a case of first impression, on November 24, 2025, Michigan's Circuit Court for the County of Kent ruled both federal aviation law and state law barred the State's claims under Part 201 of Michigan’s Natural Resources &...more
Robust U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) continued throughout 2025, marked by several high-value settlements—particularly involving...more
Food companies face a rapidly shifting litigation landscape on three fronts: (1) state laws requiring on-package warnings for certain food ingredients (e.g., Louisiana S.B. 14; Texas S.B. 25), (2) state bans targeting...more
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What Happened: On November 13, 2025, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) held a webinar explaining planned changes to DPR’s Enforcement Response Regulations at 3 CCR §§ 6128 and 6130....more
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What Happened: The California Department of Pesticide Regulation announced that the first meeting of its Environmental Justice Advisory Committee will take place on December 10, 2025....more
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What happened: California enacted the first state ban on certain ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) in public school meals....more
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) program and implementation of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) will keep the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hopping for at least the next year,...more
9/24/2025
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Dietary Supplements ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
GRAS ,
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) ,
Notification Requirements ,
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Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trump Administration
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What Happened: The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission has released its final Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy report. The Strategy outlines extensive executive branch actions intended to...more
Food and food ingredient manufacturers take note: it’s not just the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advancing “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) priorities. States are increasingly involved, as well. Several have...more
9/5/2025
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Executive Orders ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Safety ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State Legislatures
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What Happened: A leaked draft of the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy (the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s action plan) is circulating. The draft outlines extensive executive branch...more
9/3/2025
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
GRAS ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Pesticides ,
Popular ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
USDA
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What happened: Two recently enacted laws in Louisiana and Texas will each require separate warning labels on the packaging of food sold in their state if the food contains any of 44 specific ingredients....more
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What Happened: EPA continues to assess significant penalties against manufacturers and distributors of antimicrobial products under the new administration....more
7/7/2025
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Distributors ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FIFRA ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Penalties ,
Pesticides ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
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What Happened: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its draft post-market chemical review prioritization method for public comment. Public comments are due July 18, 2025....more
When the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission unveiled its Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment on May 22 (reissued May 28), it framed the document as a clarion call: U.S. regulators must combat childhood...more
6/26/2025
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Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Safety ,
Manufacturers ,
Pesticides ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Toxic Chemicals
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What Happened: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to update its food safety post-market chemical review program over the next few months to increase transparency and accelerate its...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) March 2025 publication of its new “Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool” spotlighted a lesser-known aspect of FDA’s regulation of pesticide residues on food: action levels....more
Just before the change in administration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made headlines by revoking approvals to use the color additive FD&C Red Dye No. 3 in food after January 15, 2027. This was the latest example of...more
According to a March 21, 2025 report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Foreign Agricultural Service, the scope of Mexico’s recent ban on the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) corn is “ambiguous”...more
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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
Signaling renewed interest in a longstanding area of tension between federal and California labeling requirements for pesticide products, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently extended the public comment...more