- On August 31, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish
FDA Considers Three New Non-Certified Color Additive Petitions
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Safe Food Coalition Urges Congress to Rescind Traceability Rule Delay
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- The Safe Food Coalition—a group of non-governmental organizations—sent a letter to Congress asking it to rescind an appropriations rider preventing FDA from implementing the final food traceability rule, which
FDA Finalizes Guidance for Ready-to-Eat Fresh-Cut Produce Operations
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- On August 11, 2026, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released “Guidance for Industry: Guide to Minimize Biological Hazards in Ready-to-Eat Fresh-Cut Produce.”
- The final guidance document is
FDA Posts Caffeine Disclosure Citizen Petition
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- On August 5, 2026, FDA posted a Citizen Petition from The Food Foundations Project requesting that the Agency initiate rulemaking to require caffeine disclosures on caffeine-containing dietary supplements. The Petition
OIRA Completes Review of FDA Proposed GRAS Rule
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- On July 31, 2026, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) completed its review of FDA’s proposed rule addressing GRAS substances.
- The OIRA review included the following
Ninth Circuit Partially Revives ‘Low-FODMAP’ Labeling Suit
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- A Ninth Circuit panel has partially revived (Law360 subscription required) a lawsuit alleging that FDA and USDA nutrient content claim regulations violate First Amendment rights by preventing the inclusion of
FDA Reopens Public Comment Period for Request for Information on BHT
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- On July 30, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that in response to stakeholder requests for an extension, they will be reopening the comment period for Butylated
FDA Continues Shift of Inspections to States and Development of AI Tools
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- FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Donald Prater recently explained that FDA is focusing on projects to use artificial intelligence (AI) and shift inspections to states, along with reviewing food additives
Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Enhance Foodborne Illness Monitoring
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- On July 20, 2026, Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) announced a series of bipartisan federal initiatives aimed at strengthening the nation’s response to foodborne illness outbreaks amid a record-setting surge in