Category Archives: Regulatory Updates

This update includes FDA and USDA updates, warning letters, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including FDA’s planned 2026 guidance agenda, proposed changes to bioengineered food disclosure and GRAS notifications, and ongoing Cyclospora outbreak investigations. FDA Updates FDA Lists Food Program Guidance Planned for 2026July 1: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated itsContinue reading “Regulatory Update: July 1 – July 31, 2026”

This update includes FDA and USDA updates, warning letters, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including a petition to allow irradiation of raw enriched wheat flour, expanded support for small meat and poultry processors, a new food date-labeling law, and more. FDA Updates FDA Releases Traceability Readiness Findings and Updated FAQsJune 10: The U.S. FoodContinue reading “Regulatory Update: June 1 – June 30, 2026”

This update includes FDA and USDA updates, warning letters, and other articles of interest, including a new commissioner for the FDA, new Food Traceability Rule training for the industry, a request for information on uses of BHT, and more. FDA Updates FDA Commissioner Makary ResignsMay 12: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary resigned,Continue reading “Regulatory Update: May 1 – May 31, 2026”

This update includes FDA and USDA updates, warning letters, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including adulteration in honey, concerns regarding the FDA’s “no artificial colors” redefinition, the FY 2025 Summary of Consumer Complaints, and more. FDA Updates FDA Reviews Petition to Remove Obsolete Solvents From Color Additive RulesApril 1: The U.S. Food and DrugContinue reading “Regulatory Update: April 1 – April 30, 2026”

This update includes FDA and USDA updates, warning letters, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including changes to SNAP related to the MAHA agenda, an updated voluntary “Product of USA” label, the FDA’s delay of expanded uses of beetroot red and spirulina, and more. FDA Updates Multi‑Year FDA Study Examines Food Safety Risks in California’sContinue reading “Regulatory Update: March 1 – March 31, 2026”

This update includes FDA and USDA updates, warning letters, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including flexibility for “no artificial colors” claims, a safety review of BHA, risks tied to online sales of food products, a Food Traceability Rule exemption, and more. FDA Updates FDA Allows Greater Flexibility for “No Artificial Colors” ClaimsFebruary 5: TheContinue reading “Regulatory Update: February 1 – February 28, 2026”

This update includes FDA and USDA updates, warning letters, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including new dietary guidelines for Americans, a proposed extension of the FSMA Traceability compliance date, early success of the ImportShield Program at U.S. ports, a false advertising claim against Smartfood, and more. FDA Updates FDA Details Food Traceability Requirements UnderContinue reading “Regulatory Update: January 1 – January 31, 2026”

This update includes FDA and USDA updates, warning letters, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including FDA’s proposed delay of the food traceability rule, new PFAS and pesticide residue testing results, USDA action on Salmonella in poultry, legal issues around “Product of USA” labeling, and more. FDA Updates FDA Proposes Extended Timeline for Food TraceabilityContinue reading “Regulatory Update: December 1 – December 31, 2025”

This update includes FDA and USDA updates, warning letters, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including easing of federal guidelines around saturated fats, the expansion of bioengineered food labeling requirements, a push for federal ingredient standards, and more. FDA Updates Federal Dietary Guidelines to Ease Saturated Fat RestrictionsNovember 17: Health and Human Services Secretary RobertContinue reading “Regulatory Update: November 1 – November 30, 2025”

This update includes FDA updates, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including proposed legislation for food additive warning labels in Wisconsin, claims of lead contamination in protein powder, movement around PFAS bans, and more. FDA Updates FDA Confirms Effective Date for Gardenia (Genipin) Blue Color AdditiveOctober 1: The FDA published a final rule confirming theContinue reading “Regulatory Update: October 1 – October 31, 2025”