- On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA, or the Agency) issued a final guidance ,“Action Levels for Lead in Processed Food Intended for Babies and
FDA Releases Final Guidance on Animal Food Ingredient Consultation Process
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- On January 6, 2025, FDA finalized its Guidance For Industry #294: Animal Food Ingredient Consultation (AFIC). The guidance describes FDA’s AFIC process, which is one way FDA intends to
FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Plant-Based Food Labeling
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- On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released “Labeling of Plant-Based Alternatives to Animal-Derived Foods: Draft Guidance for Industry”, which provides recommendations on best practices
FDA Issues Two Final Guidance Documents on Allergens
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- On January 6, 2025, FDA released two final guidance documents concerning food allergens. The guidance documents represent the Agency’s current thinking related to producing and labeling food products with both
FDA Sets Uniform Compliance Date for New Food Labeling Rules
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- FDA has set a uniform compliance date of January 1, 2028, for new food labeling rules issued between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2026. This does not change existing
FDA To Publish Final Rule Defining “Healthy” Claims
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- On December 19, 2024, FDA released the pre-publication of the final rule updating the definition for the implied nutrient content claim, “healthy.” The final rule will be published in the
FDA Shares Testing Results for PFAS in Clams
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- On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shared its latest test results for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in clams as follow up to its findings
FDA Updates Guidance on Premarket Engagement for Genome-Edited Plant Varieties
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- On December 16, 2024, FDA released a new inventory of voluntary premarket meetings that the Agency has held with developers of foods from new genome-edited plant varieties. FDA
FDA Issues New Guidance on Cosmetic Product Registration and Listing
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- On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued updated guidance for industry on the registration and listing of cosmetic product facilities and products. The guidance
FDA Issues Letter re Lead in Certain Imported Cookware
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- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to retailers and distributors of cookware products to inform them that certain imported cookware products made from aluminum, brass,