- Yesterday FDA’s Coordinated Outbreak Response & Evaluation (CORE) Network announced the release its 2023 annual report summarizing food-borne outbreak and adverse events in FDA-regulated foods.
- In 2023, the CORE Signals
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FDA to Rehire Some Staff
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- FDA is “set to rehire some of the staff that was let go during mass firings in the past three months.” Earlier this year around 3,500 FDA employees, or
Proposed System to Define Ultra-Processed Foods
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- A recent article titled, “Defining the Role of Processing in Food Classification Systems –The IUFoST Formulation and Processing Approach,” reports on a proposed novel approach to defining ultra-processed
Re-evaluation of Acesulfame K (E 950) as Food Additive
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- Currently, acesulfame K (E 950) is an authorized food additive in the European Union (EU) in 34 food categories with maximum permitted levels ranging from 25 to 2500 mg/kg in
Draft FDA Budget Proposes Cutting Funding, Shifting Food Inspections to States
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- As first reported by the Washington Post, an internal draft budget document suggests significant cuts to HHS, including cuts to FDA, NIH, and CDC. According to the draft budget
Senior NIH Researcher and Leading Expert on Ultra-processed Foods Accuses Administration of Interference and Resigns
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- Kevin Hall, Ph.D, a senior NIH researcher involved in food and metabolism research, including the effects of ultra-processed foods (UPF), resigned earlier this month, alleging that he had experienced
Pennsylvania Introduces Several Bills Aimed at GRAS Ingredients and Additive Restrictions
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- Last week, Pennsylvania introduced HB 1130, a bill that would introduce mandatory reporting and transparency requirements for substances considered “safe” under federal law. If passed, companies using generally recognized
USDA Withdraws Proposed Regulation on Salmonella-Contaminated Poultry
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- On April 25, 2025, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the withdrawal of a proposed regulation titled, Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products, that would have determined
FDA Announces Phase-Out of What it Referred to as “Petroleum-Based Synthetic Food Dyes”
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- Yesterday, FDA and HHS announced a series of actions intended to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic food dyes. The news release can be found here and a video
FDA Releases Results from Bottled Water PFAS Testing
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- FDA recently shared the final results from the testing of domestic and imported bottled water collected at retail locations across the U.S. for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Of the