- On March 7, 2025, FDA announced that is has no questions regarding a human food product made from cultured pork fat cells, finding that the defined production process results in
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RFK Jr. Pushes to Ban Synthetic Dyes in Food
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- On March 10, 2025, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., met with executives at major companies across the food and beverage
HHS Secretary Kennedy Directs FDA to Explore Rulemaking to Eliminate Self-Affirmed GRAS Pathway
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- On March 10, 2025, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he is directing the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) “to
HHS Cuts Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking for Some Agency Actions
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- Health and Human Services (HHS) will no longer use notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures for “matters relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts,” according
FDA Issues FSVP-Related Warning Letters
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- FDA recently posted two warning letters issued to companies for failure to comply with the foreign supplier verification program (FSVP) requirements in Section 805 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Meat Industry Pushes Back on Cultivated Meat Bans
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- While several states are taking legislative action to restrict or ban the sale of cultivated meat, with legislators arguing that the bans would protect the meat industry, there is a
New State Legislative Efforts to Regulate Color Additives in Food
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- The introduction of state legislation purporting to regulate food colors and dyes, which saw more than a dozen states introducing bills in 2024, continues to move forward. Recently, California issued
Cultivated Meat: Legislative Challenges from Georgia and South Dakota
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- As we’ve previously blogged, the regulatory landscape for cultivated meat is rapidly evolving with states like Nebraska, Florida, and Alabama taking significant steps to restrict or ban these products.
Raw Milk: State Legislative Updates and Challenges
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- Several states have recently introduced or passed legislation related to raw milk, reflecting a growing interest in unpasteurized milk despite the fact that raw milk can carry harmful bacteria such
Connecticut Bill Addresses “Shrinkflation”
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- The Connecticut legislature is considering an anti-price-gouging bill (House Bill 6856) that would add new disclosure requirements for food companies that adjust product sizes without price changes (a