On February 5, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to the food industry announcing a new enforcement discretion policy for “no artificial colors” labeling claims. The agency states that it “does...more
2/9/2026
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On January 21, 2026, FDA issued a request for information (RFI) regarding labeling and preventing cross-contact of gluten for packaged foods. The RFI comes in response to a citizen petition submitted by Celiac Journey...more
2/3/2026
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In December, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced that it had issued a letter to the dietary supplement industry regarding enforcement discretion for and potential regulatory amendments to the agency's...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently issued the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), 2025-2030. ...more
A federal district court in the Southern District of West Virginia has granted the International Association of Color Manufacturers' (IACM's) request for a preliminary injunction (PI) that temporarily halts enforcement of...more
1/8/2026
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In upholding the lower court decision, the court held that AMS’s digital disclosure provision is unlawful because it does not provide sufficient consumer access to information about bioengineered foods, given the limitations...more
On October 8, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1264, which makes California the first state to legally define so-called “ultra-processed food” (“UPF”)....more
10/17/2025
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The Texas Department of State Health Services recently released a proposed rule implementing Texas SB 25, which requires foods containing any of 44 specified ingredients to display the following warning label...more
10/6/2025
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The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released the Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which outlines the rulemaking actions currently under development by each federal...more
9/26/2025
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This week, the Make America Healthy Again (“MAHA”) Commission released its highly anticipated Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy (“Strategy”), which outlines “a strategic approach for executive actions to address the...more
9/11/2025
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On July 24, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a joint request for information (RFI) to gather information and data to help the agencies develop a uniform definition...more
The states of Texas and Louisiana have each enacted first-of-their-kind warning or notice labeling requirements for food ingredients, both of which pose significant issues of concern related to the First Amendment and federal...more
On June 10, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved waiver requests from three additional states – Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah – to exclude certain foods from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved three state waiver requests to amend the statutory definition of food eligible for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). On May 19, 2025,...more
Yesterday, the Make America Healthy Again (“MAHA”) Commission released its highly anticipated Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment (“Assessment”), which aims to examine “the root causes of deteriorating child health.”...more
On February 25, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) delayed the effective date for its final “Healthy” rule from February 25, 2025 to April 28, 20251. The delayed effective date is in line with President Trump’s...more
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labeling (FOPNL). With certain exemptions, the proposed rule would require food products to display an...more
On December 19, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its long-awaited final rule updating the requirements for when the term “healthy” can be used as an implied nutrient content claim in food labeling. ...more
On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on the labeling of plant-based alternatives to animal-derived foods. The draft guidance provides best practices for naming plant-based...more
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) recently released its Scientific Report, which will serve as the basis of the recommendations in the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Several of the Report’s key...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently announced a Request for Information (RFI) related to standardizing food date...more
On August 22, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) finalized its Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials (“Final Rule”).
The Final Rule prohibits the sale and...more
On August 15, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance with new, voluntary sodium reduction targets for foods, with the goal of reducing sodium intake to 2,750 milligrams (mg) per day from the...more
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released the Spring 2024 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which outlines the rulemaking actions currently under development by each federal...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently issued a final rule to update its school nutrition standards, requiring changes to school meal programs starting in the 2025-2026 school...more