Category Archives: Regulatory Updates

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”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including actions on short-weighted seafood, color additive changes, ultra-processed food definitions, USDA inspection guidance, clean label initiatives, and more. FDA Updates FDA Releases Findings on Short-Weighting in Frozen Seafood ImportsSeptember 2:  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the results fromContinue reading “Regulatory Update: September 1 – September 30, 2025”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including a proposed extension for Food Traceability Rule compliance, regulations around THC-infused drinks, confirmation of natural color additives for food use, and more. FDA Updates FDA Proposes Updates to Orange Juice Identity StandardsAugust 6:  In response to a citizen petition submitted byContinue reading “Regulatory Update: August 1 – August 30, 2025”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including the revocation of obsolete food standards, company pledges to drop synthetic dyes, record high beef prices, and more. FDA Updates FDA Extends Comment Period on Chemical Ranking Method for Food SafetyJuly 14:  The FDA announced a 30-day extension to the publicContinue reading “Regulatory Update: July 1 – July 31, 2025”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including FDA’s new AI tool, new HACCP models for eggs, anticipated new dietary guidelines, movement around synthetic dyes, and more. FDA Updates Meet Elsa: FDA’s New AI ToolJune 2:  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched Elsa, a generative AI toolContinue reading “Regulatory Update: June 1 – June 30, 2025”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including FDA approval of color additives, the effects of New World Screwworm on imported livestock, a lawsuit involving “natural” popcorn, and more. FDA Updates FDA Expands Unannounced Inspections at Foreign Manufacturing FacilitiesMay 6:  The FDA announced plans to increase unannounced inspections atContinue reading “Regulatory Update: May 1 – May 31, 2025”

This update includes FDA updates, USDA updates, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including the new guidance on allergen labeling requirements, the FDA’s suspension of quality control programs for milk, PFAS testing results for bottled water, and more. FDA Updates FDA Publishes New Guidance on Allergen Labeling RequirementsApril 1:  The FDA released updated guidance forContinue reading “Regulatory Update: April 1 – April 30, 2025”

This update includes FDA updates, FDA warning letters, USDA updates, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including the launch of the Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool, new legislation to ban ultra-processed foods in Wisconsin school lunches, major job cuts at Health and Human Services, and more. FDA Updates Mission Barns’ Cultured Pork Fat Cells Pass FDAContinue reading “Regulatory Update: March 1 – March 31, 2025”

This update includes FDA updates, FDA warning letters, USDA updates, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health Secretary, the release of paused funding to U.S. farmers, testing of raw milk for avian flu, and more. FDA Updates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Appointed Health Secretary Amid MixedContinue reading “Regulatory Update: February 1 – February 28, 2025”

This update includes FDA updates, FDA warning letters, USDA updates, lawsuits, and other articles of interest, including the Executive Order pausing FDA rulemaking, new guidance on evaluating non-major food allergens, guidelines urging healthier beverage choices for children, and more. FDA Updates Rules Status: President Trump Issues Regulatory Freeze Executive Order Pausing FDA RulemakingPresident Trump issuedContinue reading “Regulatory Update: January 1 – January 31, 2025”