- Yesterday, FDA’s Office of Coordinated Outbreak Response, Evaluation, & Emergency Preparedness (CORE+EP) released its annual report summarizing outbreaks of foodborne illness and certain adverse events in FDA-regulated human foods. The
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FDA Publishes 2026 Food Code
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- Today, September 17, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its 2026 FDA Food Code, which provides a model set of food safety regulations for retail and
Regan-Udall Foundation Report Provides Recommendations Related to Infant Formula Safety
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- The Reagan-Udall Foundation recently released a report summarizing lessons learned following investigations into 2025 and 2026 infant formula recalls due to the presence of Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum). The
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 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
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
California DTSC Finalizes Rulemaking Placing Microplastics on Candidate Chemicals List
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- On July 2, 2026, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announced its finalized rulemaking adding microplastics to the Candidate Chemicals List.
- This rule defines microplastics as “plastics that
FDA Releases Response Letter Denying Request to Set Temporary PFAS Tolerances
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- On June 22, 2026, FDA posted a Response Letter denying a citizen petition brought by the Tucson Environmental Justice Task Force and two other individuals requesting that FDA set New
Federal Court Dismisses UPF Lawsuit for Second Time
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- On June 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed with prejudice an amended complaint which alleged that eleven producers of “Ultra Processed Foods” (UPFs)
Wisconsin Representative Introduces “REAL Butter Act” to Regulate Synthesized Butter Product Labels
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- On June 22, 2026, U.S. Representative Tony Wied [R-WI] introduced H.R. 9387. If passed this bill would amend 21 U.S.C. 343, the section of the Federal Food, Drug,