- Yesterday, FDA announced that it was adding new features to the electronic module (COSM) through which users can send fully electronic submissions to FDA’s Office of Food Additive
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FDA Publishes Updated List of Priority Guidance Topics
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- On July 6, the FDA published an updated list of draft and final guidance topics that are a priority to complete during 2023. The list updates the guidance agenda released
FDA Updates Proposal for Unified Human Foods Program
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- As we previously blogged, on January 31, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a change in the Agency’s structure to create the FDA Human Foods Program
FDA Announces Proposed Redesign to Create Human Foods Program
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- In light of the findings and recommendations of the external evaluation conducted by an expert panel at the Reagan-Udall Foundation (summarized here), FDA Commissioner Califf announced a proposed redesign
FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Continues Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Food and Child Development
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- On January 12, FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) released two press announcements regarding the Agency’s continued effort in addressing heavy metals in foods pursuant to its
External Evaluation of FDA’s Human Foods Program Published
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- As mentioned in July, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf commissioned an external evaluation of the FDA’s Human Foods Program (HFP), including the Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR), the
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FDA Evaluation of Agency Activities
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- On July 19, 2022, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf published a statement regarding FDA’s evaluation of agency activities. In his statement, Califf acknowledged that the agency has recently confronted challenges that
FDA Adds QR Code to Certain Food Export Certificates
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- Firms exporting food products from the U.S. are often required by foreign governments and companies to provide certain assurances regarding a product’s regulatory or marketing status in the U.S. The
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FDA Responds to Three Dietary Fiber Citizen Petitions
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- On January 10, the FDA announced that it intends to propose that “glucomannan” be added to the definition of dietary fiber at 21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(i). Based on available evidence, FDA
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FDA’s Quiet Reorganization of the Office of Food Additive Safety Begins Today
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- Before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took it down this morning, the website for the Office of Food Additive Safety (OFAS) showed three divisions for (1) Food Additive Petitions
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