- 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
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of Health and Human Services (HHS) have launched a public Request for Information (RFI) to “identify and eliminate outdated or unnecessary regulations” in alignment with President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
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 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
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
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
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
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