The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced actions to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes from foods in the U.S. food supply. In a news release, FDA said...more
4/25/2025
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a proposed front-of-package nutrition label, the "Nutrition Info box," that would give consumers readily visible information about the "Low," "Med" or "High" levels of...more
1/28/2025
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a final rule updating the definition of the nutrient content claim “healthy.” To qualify as “healthy” under the updated definition, food products must contain a...more
12/24/2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a final rule updating the definition of the nutrient content claim “healthy.” To qualify as “healthy” under the updated definition, food products must contain a...more
12/23/2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released guidance with revisions to the Food Safety Modernization Act Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP)....more
FDA Releases Guidance for Voluntary Qualified Importer Program -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released guidance with revisions to the Food Safety Modernization Act Voluntary Qualified Importer Program...more
11/25/2024
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The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and a coalition of 16 other organizations and individuals have submitted a petition for rulemaking calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require that products...more
The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and a coalition of 16 other organizations and individuals have submitted a petition for rulemaking calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require that products...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance that would support reducing the average individual sodium intake by about 20% of consumer intake levels prior to 2021....more
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FDA Announces Draft Guidance for Sodium Reduction Efforts -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance that would support reducing the average individual...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a proposed rule and determination to reduce Salmonella contamination and illnesses associated with raw poultry products....more
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FDA Revokes Rule Allowing Brominated Vegetable Oil in Foods -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked its regulation authorizing the use of brominated vegetable oil...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked its regulation authorizing the use of brominated vegetable oil as a food ingredient used to stabilize flavoring oils in fruit-flavored beverages after concluding it is...more
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UK Labour Party Intends to Ban Energy Drink Sales to Children -
The UK Labour Party has signaled that it intends to ban the sale of highly caffeinated energy drinks to those under...more
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FDA Receives Approval for Reorganization Creating Unified Human Foods Program -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received approval for a reorganization proposal seeking...more
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Agencies Take Action on PFAS -
New FDA Data Shows PFAS Not Prevalent in Tested Foods -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reportedly found per- and poly-fluoroalkyl...more
State lawmakers in three states have introduced bills seeking to prohibit the use of food additives, building on a first-in-the-nation law passed in California in 2023. In California, a state lawmaker has proposed a bill, AB...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that grease-proofing materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are no longer being sold for use in food packaging in the United States. FDA...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow qualified health claims asserting the consumption of yogurt is associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a constituent update. FDA reportedly found...more
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FDA Approves Qualified Health Claims for Yogurt -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow qualified health claims asserting the consumption of yogurt is associated...more
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FDA Announces End of PFAS Use in Food Packaging -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that grease-proofing materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more
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20 State AGs Ask FDA to Act on Lead, Metals in Baby Food -
Citing a wave of childhood lead poisoning connected to recalled applesauce pouches, a group of 20 state attorneys general...more
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalize its plans for implementing a rule that would aim to help trace the sources of outbreaks of foodborne...more
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GAO: FDA Should Finalize Plans to Implement New Traceability Rule -
The Government Accountability Organization (GAO) has recommended that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...more
Shook Partner Published on New York Consumer Protection Laws -
Cary Silverman, a partner in the firm’s Public Policy Group, was published in Albany’s Times Union letters to the editor on a proposed New York consumer...more