- A leaked draft of the White House’s “Making Our Children Healthy Again Strategy,” issued by the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission outlines a sweeping federal plan to combat childhood
Judge Upholds New York City Kava Ban
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- On August 7, 2025, a New York federal judge ruled in favor of a New York City ban on the sale of steeped kava beverages. The judge’s opinion follows a
FDA Proposes to Extend Compliance Date for Food Traceability Rule
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- On August 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its proposal to extend the compliance date for the Food Traceability Rule by 30 months to July 20,
FDA Publishes 2025 Guidance Agenda
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- On June 30, 2025, FDA’s Human Foods Program published its proposed 2025 guidance agenda, including the Agency’s priority topics for new or revised guidance documents, as we previously blogged
FDA Releases Tool for Toxicity Screening of Chemicals in Food
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- On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Expanded Decision Tree (EDT) chemical toxicity and risk screening tool in connection with the agency’s
FDA’s Reagan-Udall Foundation Releases Roadmap to Produce Safety
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- The Reagan-Udall Foundation (RUF) has released its Roadmap to Produce Safety: Summary of the Produce Safety Dialogue, which reflects input from produce sector stakeholders and is intended to serve as
HHS, FDA, and USDA Announce Joint Request for Information Regarding Ultra-Processed Foods
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- On July 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a joint
FDA Approves New Natural Food Dye Derived from Gardenia Fruit
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- On July 14, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval of the use of the color gardenia (genipin) blue in various foods and beverages at levels
FDA Issues Warning Letters for Products Containing 7-Hydroxymitragynine
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- On July 15, 2025, FDA sent warning letters to seven different companies for the illegal marketing of products containing 7-Hydroxymitagynine (7-OH). 7-OH is a naturally occurring chemical component of Kratom
FDA Announces Plans to Revoke 52 Standards of Identity for Food Products
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- FDA released a press release yesterday which announced it was either revoking or proposing to revoke fifty-two “obsolete and unnecessary” standards of identity (SOI) for various food products including SOIs