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FDA’s Focus on Self-Affirmed GRAS: Regulatory Recalibration and Practical Implications

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has signaled renewed regulatory focus on the long-standing practice of “self-affirmed” GRAS determinations....more

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FDA in flux: Highlights from DLA Piper’s 2025 Product Liability Symposium panel

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DLA Piper’s 2025 Product Liability Symposium featured a panel discussion on key considerations related to shifting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation....more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - November 2025

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On October 29, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Mindy Brashears, PhD, to serve as the USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety. Dr. Brashears, a...more

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Import Certification Requirements Take Effect Under Import Alert 99-52 for Shrimp and Spices from Certain Regions in Indonesia

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On October 31, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began requiring import certifications for shrimp and all spices from certain regions of Indonesia based on the risk of potential contamination with Cesium-137...more

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California Enacts Law Defining “Ultra-Processed Food”

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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

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FDA Exercises First Use of Import Certification Authority, Establishing New Requirements to Import Shrimp and Spices from Certain...

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On October 3, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will begin requiring import certifications for shrimp and all spices from certain regions of Indonesia based on the risk of potential...more

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FDA announces new resources related to foodborne outbreaks and investigations

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On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced two new resources that will be made available after an outbreak investigation has concluded – (1) Executive Incident Summary (EIS) abstracts for closed...more

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OMB Releases Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory Actions

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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

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - September 2025

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape....more

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Ad Law News and Views - July 2025

In a recent webinar hosted by Kelley Drye, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and Chief Deputy of Consumer Protection Mark Krueger shared valuable insights into best practices for engaging with the office, Nevada’s...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - August 2025

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape....more

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USDA Ramps Up Food Safety Strategy

On July 15, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke L. Rollins, announced a “comprehensive plan to bolster U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) efforts to combat foodborne illness” and better position USDA Food Safety...more

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FDA and USDA Seek Comments on Defining Ultra-Processed Foods

On July 25, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a joint Request for Information (RFI) to solicit information and data to help the agencies develop a...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 245

Food Venture Financing Trends - Ferrero, the maker of Nutella, is purchasing WK Kellog for $3.1 billion looking to grow their North American presence....more

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Texas AG Spurs National Reform for General Mills

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Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced that General Mills has agreed to remove petroleum-based artificial dyes from its cereals and school food products throughout the U.S. by summer 2026, and from its entire U.S....more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - May 2025 #2

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FDA approves three color additives derived from natural sources. In order to “expand the palette of available colors from natural sources for manufacturers to safely use in food,” the FDA announced on May 9 that it has...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - May 2025

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On April 22, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced coming FDA actions aiming “to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply” and to prompt the food industry...more

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Funding Food Safety Regulation: Are User Fees the Answer?

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Everyone is likely aware that the FDA is one of the agencies tasked with the job of overseeing and ensuring the safety of the nation’s food supply. Have you considered how the cost of the food safety regulatory work of the...more

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Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - April 2025

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

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

FDA and HHS to Phase Out Petroleum-Based Synthetic Dyes in Food

On April 22, 2025, the  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced new measures to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the U.S. food supply....more

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Food Industry Braces Itself as FDA Announces Plan to Ban Artificial Dyes

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On April 21, 2025, it was reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a media advisory describing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) intention to remove petroleum-based synthetic...more

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FDA’s New Lead Guidelines: A Milestone for Safer Baby Foods

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In recent years, the safety of baby food has become a top priority for state attorneys general (AG) and federal agencies. In April 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its “Closer to Zero” plan to...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - March 2025 #2

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. Secretary Kennedy takes first steps to eliminate GRAS exception. Health and...more

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HHS Directs FDA to Explore Rulemaking to Increase Oversight of Food Ingredients

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On March 10, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in a press release that he has directed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to explore rulemaking to implement a...more

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Food Safety and Quality: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

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The consumer-packaged goods and restaurant industries play a crucial role in the global food supply chain, providing a wide variety of food options that consumers rely on for their daily nourishment. However, the integrity of...more

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