President Trump directs agencies to repeal regulations without notice and comment rulemaking. President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum on April 9, directing the repeal of "unlawful regulations" deemed to impede...more
After years of rulemaking with impassioned input from food producers, industry stakeholders, and consumer groups, on December 27, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) published a final rule titled “Food...more
Twenty-three Republican AGs submitted a comment letter to HHS and Department of Agriculture officials opposing aspects of the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee; the Dietary Guidelines are...more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a final rule updating the definition of the term “healthy” for use on food labels. This change aims to align with modern nutrition science and the latest Dietary...more
Our Food & Beverage Team discusses how looming changes to federal dietary guidelines and new Make America Healthy Again initiatives could impact the food and beverage industry in 2025....more
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Jan. 4, 2023, released a statement that there is no "safe" level of alcohol consumption that does not affect health.1 In collaboration with international partners, the WHO spearheaded...more
FDA Proposes Changes to Standards of Identity for Foods Including Salt- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule that would change the standards of identity (SOIs) for foods that include salt to...more
There were so many interesting and significant developments related to the various missions of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during the last week or so of September 2022 that we decided to create a summary...more
The White House released its National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on Sept. 27, 2022, ahead of the second-ever White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Specifically, the 44-page paper calls on...more
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) recently released its competed Scientific Advisory Report, which will serve as the basis of the recommendations in the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The 2020-2025...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA Receives Hundreds Of Comments On Hemp Interim Rule - Two weeks after opening a comment period on an interim final rule on hemp farming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture...more
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recently released updated Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for sodium and potassium. For the adequate intake of sodium, the report reaffirms the existing...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Releases Guidance on Dietary Fiber Labeling - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released guidance identifying eight non-digestible carbohydrates that the agency intends...more
WHO Announces Plan to Eliminate Trans Fat from Global Food Supply - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced “a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global...more