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OMB releases Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory Actions

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released the Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory Actions, which outlines the rulemaking actions currently under development in each federal agency. This memorandum...more

FDA to test voluntary “healthy” symbols through consumer research

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently signaled its continued interest in developing a voluntary “healthy” symbol for packaged foods as a representation of the nutrient content claim....more

FDA signals uptick in enforcement with market sweep on depression claims

On 19 February, 2021 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced warning letters to ten companies for selling dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent depression and other mental health...more

FDA Public Meeting: Horizontal Approaches to Food Standards of Identity Modernization

On September 27, 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hosted a public meeting to gather information from stakeholders on changes the agency could make to existing standards of identity (SOIs), particularly changes...more

FDA Encourages “Best If Used By” Labeling to Describe Quality Dates

On May 23, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to the food industry “strongly support[ing]” the use of “Best If Used By” labeling to describe the date when a food will be at its best flavor and quality. FDA...more

The Use of an Alternate Name for Potassium Chloride in Food Labeling: Guidance for Industry

Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance announcing that the agency intends to exercise enforcement discretion to allow the use of “potassium chloride salt” as an alternative common or usual name...more

Nutrition Labeling Implementation Update – FDA Issues Technical Amendments to Final Rule

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued technical amendments to the final rule revising the nutrition labeling requirements. These technical amendments restore provisions that were inadvertently omitted when...more

USDA’s AMS Issues Final Rule on National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

Yesterday the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released its final rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS) passed by Congress in July 2016. In...more

FDA Issues Two Guidance Documents on New Nutrition Labeling Requirements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued two guidance documents – one final and one draft – related to the new nutrition labeling requirements. The final guidance is an update to the previous draft guidance...more

USDA Sends National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard to OMB While Facing Lawsuit for Failing to Meet Statutory Deadline

On August 1, 2018, two consumer groups sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Administrator Bruce Summers for failing to meet the statutory...more

FDA Issues Proposed Rule on Front-of-Pack Calorie Disclosures Used for Vending Machine Labeling Compliance

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to revise the type size requirements for front-of-pack (FOP) calorie declarations that are used to comply with the vending machine calorie labeling requirements. The...more

Developments Related to the Compliance Date for FDA’s Final Determination on the GRAS Status of Partially Hydrogenated Oils

As the June 18, 2018 compliance date for the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) final determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are no longer generally recognized as safe (GRAS) approaches, the food industry...more

USDA’s AMS Issues Proposed Rule on National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

On May 3, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued its proposed rule implementing the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS) passed by Congress in July 2016....more

FDA Finalizes Extension of Compliance Date for Nutrition Labeling Final Rules

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule extending the compliance date for the final rules revising the requirements for the nutrition and supplement facts labels and the declared serving sizes and...more

FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Announces New Nutrition Innovation Strategy

On March 29, 2018, Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., delivered a nutrition-related policy address. The Commissioner emphasized FDA’s role in helping Americans improve their...more

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