- On March 6, 2026, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, issued an enforcement letter to baby food manufacturers, reminding industry of its obligations under AB 899, which requires that any
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USDA Announces Organizational Changes that Move Personnel Outside of DC Region
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- In a pair of April 23rd announcements USDA indicated that it is making organizational changes to its Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and its Research, Education, and Economic
Dietary Supplement Companies, Natural Medicine Group Sue FDA Over Health Claims
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- A group of dietary supplement companies, joined by an alternative medicine advocacy group, sued FDA (Law360 subscription required) for allegedly violating First Amendment commercial speech protections when the Agency blocked
FDA Infant Formula Testing Confirms Safety of U.S. Supply
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- On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the results of the largest and most comprehensive testing program ever conducted on infant formula sold in the
Sustainable Seafood Claims Targeted
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- A class-action lawsuit was filed in a district court in California last month alleging that Target’s Good and Gather branded seafood products were falsely and deceptively labeled as “sustainably caught.”
FDA to Host Public Meeting on Food Traceability Rule
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- FDA will host a virtual public meeting on the implementation of the Food Traceability Rule on June 15, 2026. The meeting is intended to “give the public an opportunity to
House Leaders Announce FDA Food Regulation Hearing
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- House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie and Health Subcommittee Chairman Morgan Griffith have announced an upcoming legislative hearing focused on the regulation and oversight of the U.S. food
New York Assembly Passes GRAS Bill
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- On April 21, 2026, the New York Assembly passed the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act (AB 1556/SB 1239) in a 106-32 vote (mostly along party
Michigan Argues for Dismissal of DOJ Lawsuit Challenging Cage-Free Egg Law
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- We previously blogged about a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit alleging that Michigan’s law banning the sale of eggs that are not produced according to certain animal welfare standards
2nd Circuit Finds Animal Groups Lack Standing to Challenge Swine Rule
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- A Second Circuit panel held that animal welfare groups do not have standing (Law360 subscription required) to sue USDA for the Agency’s revised practices for inspecting pigs at slaughterhouses.
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