- On June 20, 2025, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed SB 14, now known as Act 463, into law to require on-pack QR codes linking consumers to an ingredient disclosure
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European Union Releases Plans to Help Boost Novel Food Applications
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- On July 2, 2025, the European Commission published a new Communication entitled “a strategy to position the EU as the world’s most attractive place for life sciences by 2030.” Recognizing
FDA Publishes Proposed 2025 Human Foods Program Guidance Agenda
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- On Monday, June 30, 2025, FDA’s Human Food Program published its proposed 2025 guidance agenda (FDA’s news release shown here). The agenda contains possible new topics for guidance documents
Texas Becomes Seventh State to Ban Lab-Grown Meat
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- On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 261 into law banning the “manufacture, processing, possession, distribution, offer for sale, and sale of cell-cultured protein” starting on September
FDA Updates Food Labeling Requirements Compliance Program
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- FDA announced on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, that it has updated Compliance Program 7321.005, now titled General Food Labeling Requirements and Labeling-Related Sample-Analysis – Domestic and Import. This
Alcohol Consumption Limit Expected to be Removed from Dietary Guidelines
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- Sources have reported to Reuters that the U.S. government intends to remove its recommendation within the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) that adults limit alcohol consumption to one or two
General Mills and Kraft Heinz Announce Voluntary Phase Outs of Synthetic Color Additives
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- On June 17, 2025, General Mills announced its plans to remove certified color additives from all of its U.S. cereals and what the company referred to as its K-12 school
Texas Governor Signs ‘Make Texas Healthy Again’ Bill Mandating Food Warning Labels
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- On June 22, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 25 into law to require on-pack warning labels for food and beverage products that contain any of the substances listed
FDA Opens Public Comment Period for Chemical Post-Market Assessment Regulation
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- On June 18, 2025, FDA announced its proposed “method for post-market assessments of chemicals in the food supply.” This “Post-market Assessment Prioritization Tool” will give chemicals an overall score that
House Appropriations Committee Releases FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill
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- On June 10, the House Appropriations Committee released the full committee markup of Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill. A summary of