- On May 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will host its first independent scientific expert panel on evaluating the use of talc in
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CalRecycle Issues Final SB 343 Study
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- Keller and Heckman Partner Katie Bond and Associate Samuel Butler recently authored an article analyzing the implications of CalRecycle’s final material characterization study for recycling claims in California. The study
FDA and HHS Solicit Comments on Deregulation
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- FDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have launched a public Request for Information (RFI) to “identify and eliminate outdated or unnecessary regulations” in alignment with President
FDA Announces Plans for Post-Market Review of Chemicals in Food
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- On May 15, 2025, FDA announced a three-part agenda “to increase transparency and ensure the safety of chemicals in our food.” This step follows from the Agency’s post-market activities last
Texas Launches Another Investigation into Healthy Claims in Cereals
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- Yesterday Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that it had sent General Mills a Civil Investigative Demand as part of a new investigation regarding the company’s marketing of its cereal
FDA and HHS Announce Next Steps in “Operation Stork Speed”
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- FDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced the next steps in “Operation Stork Speed,” a program intended to enhance the “quality, safety, and nutritional adequacy”
FDA and NIH Launch Joint Nutrition Regulatory Science Program
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- On May 9, 2025, FDA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the launch of the new Nutrition Regulatory Science Program, a joint initiative to research diet-related chronic diseases
FDA Approves Three New Natural Food Colors
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- On May 9, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of three new food color additives derived from natural sources. This development follows the agency’s
FDA Extends Comment Period for Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling Rule
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- On May 8, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended the public comment period for its proposed rule on front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labeling by 60 days. Stakeholders
FDA Announces Expanded Use of Unannounced Inspections at Foreign Manufacturing Facilities
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- On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its intend to expand the use of unannounced inspections at foreign manufacturing facilities that produce food, as well