On January 15, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) issued an order to revoke the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 (Red No. 3) in food and ingested drugs in response to a 2022 color additive...more
On December 19, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a final rule updating the definition of the term "healthy" as used in food labeling. Under the rule, manufacturers may use the term "healthy" and similar...more
On September 10, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Biocompatibility and Toxicology Program published a statement announcing its intention to commission an independent literature review and internal bench laboratory study...more
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We previously covered California's landmark Food Safety Act, the legislative proposals inspired by it, and the FDA's final rule revoking the authorization of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food products. Since then, there...more
State legislatures are actively pursuing bans on food and color additives. California’s landmark Food Safety Act (Act), effective January 2027, bans the manufacture and sale of products containing brominated vegetable oil...more