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FDA Responds to Objections Over Phthalates in Food Packaging

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On October 29, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided an Update on Phthalates in Food Packaging and Food Contact Applications (the Update), affirming its 2022 Final Rule to remove 25 plasticizers in various...more

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FDA's New Human Foods Program: Enhancing Post-Market Safety Assessments of Chemicals in Food

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Food chemical safety is among Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") top priorities as it rolls out a new Human Foods Program, amid a flurry of federal and state legislation addressing food additive safety, resulting in a...more

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FDA Human Foods Priority Deliverables for FY 2025

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On October 30, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) newly minted Human Foods Program (HFP) published a list of priority deliverables for Fiscal Year 2025.  By way of brief background, FDA designed the HFP to...more

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Podcast - 2024 Election Impacts on Food and Agriculture Policy

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In this special Eyes on Washington miniseries, Public Policy & Regulation Group members Peter Tabor, Liz Craddock, Kayla Gebeck Carroll, Isabel Lane and Chris DeLacy explore the potential effects of the upcoming November...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - September 2024 #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....more

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Obtaining Clearances Through FDA's Food Contact Notification Program

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The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) formal regulation of food packaging began in 1958 with the Food Additives Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Since that time, the FDA has employed various...more

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Food & Beverage Digest – January 2024: A Safe, Non-Addictive, and Healthy Alternative

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In the January edition of the Food & Beverage Digest, our roundup of court cases and regulations affecting the food, beverage, agribusiness, and cosmetics industries, a consumer wants her 2 ounces, a Slack-Fill Slayer has...more

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FDA Identifies Priority Guidance Topics for Foods Program

On January 25, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced a new website listing regulations that its Foods Program plans to publish by October 2024 and longer-term regulations it is prioritizing for...more

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An Overview of the US Food and Drug Administration's Legislative Goals (Part I)

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In anticipation of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, this alert provides an overview of the agency’s most recent priorities as outlined in FDA’s FY 2024 budget, found here....more

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Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food: A Discussion on Scaling in Food and Other Industries

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On this episode, Wiley's Amaru Sánchez is joined by Ryan Hawkins from Next Rung Technologies to discuss scaling across multiple industries and sectors and the difficulties startups are facing in the current investment...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Cell-Cultivated Meats: Nutrition, Safety, and Global Growth

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You have probably heard that scientists around the world are searching for sustainable, climate safe ways to keep up with the steadily increasing demand for protein sources to feed the World’s population. According to the...more

Environmental General Counsel PC

SB 54 Gears Up: a New PRO, a Producer Working Group, and Draft Regulations

The Circular Action Alliance (“CAA”), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is expected to be selected as California’s new producer responsibility organization (“PRO”) under the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer...more

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FDA Warns Plant Manufacturers, Developers of Risk of Transferred Allergens

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has written a letter to the manufacturers and developers of new plant varieties, urging them to fully consider the potential ramifications of transferring the genes of allergens to...more

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Ramifications of FDA’s Proposed Action Levels for Heavy Metals in Baby Food

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On March 4, 2021, we wrote about lawsuits concerning alleged high levels of heavy metals in baby foods (“Are Your Baby’s Strained Carrots Safe? Considerations for Manufacturers”). A precipitating factor was a staff report...more

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Study Reportedly Finds Potential Links Between Erythritol and Cardiovascular Risk

A study published February 27, 2023, in the journal Nature Medicine has purportedly found possible links between erythritol and major adverse cardiovascular events such as heart attack or stroke. Erythritol is an artificial...more

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Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - March 2023

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Announces Update on Human Foods Program Restructuring - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a news release with an update on the restructuring of its Human Foods...more

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FDA Proposes Restructuring of Its Regulatory Oversight of Human Food

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf on Jan. 31, 2023, announced a proposed restructuring of the agency's Human Foods Program in an effort to improve coordination among the FDA offices. These...more

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Special Report - 2022 FDA Year in Review

As the United States’ primary public health and consumer protection agency, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates at least one quarter of the nation’s economy and exerts significant influence over global...more

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FDA proposes redesign for Human Foods Program - US

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On January 31, 2023, Commissioner Califf announced a new vision for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Human Foods Program. The Proposal calls for unifying the work currently done by the Center for Food Safety and...more

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Food for Thought: FDA Proposes New Vision for the Human Foods Program

On January 31, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a proposal to restructure the agency’s human foods program. FDA regulates almost 80 percent of the nation’s food supply and this work is a cornerstone...more

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Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - January 2023

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Congressional Notes to FDA - President Biden has signed a spending bill that includes additional funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...more

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Reagan-Udall Foundation issues report with recommendations for strengthening FDA’s Human Foods Program

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On December 6, 2022, the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA (“RUF”) issued a highly anticipated report on FDA’s Human Foods Program (the Program) capturing the findings and recommendations of a months-long independent review...more

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FDA issues draft guidance on remote regulatory assessments

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DA recently released Draft Guidance on the Agency’s expanded use of remote regulatory assessments (RRAs) to review regulated establishments and / or their records. FDA outlines how it intends this tool to be incorporated...more

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FDA issues final guidance on oversight of food covered by Systems Recognition Arrangements

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This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance concerning regulatory oversight of food imported from Systems Recognition Arrangement (SRA) countries. FDA employs a Systems Recognition (SR)...more

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Year in Review: 2021 Food, Beverage & Supplement Litigation Round-Up

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Federal Made in U.S.A. Rule - In June 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted its final rule for using “Made in U.S.A.” or any variation of that statement, including the U.S. flag. While this rule imposes no new...more

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