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FDA Proposes Rule to Prohibit Brominated Vegetable Oil in Food

Posted on November 2, 2023

• In a Federal Register notice scheduled to be published November 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to revoke the regulation authorizing the use of brominated vegetable

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Research Finds Calories Often Absent from Food Delivery Platforms

Posted on September 14, 2023

• According to research posted on September 13, 2023 in Public Health Nutrition, restaurants posting their menus on third party platforms such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub are not

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FDA Sponsors Workshops on the Use of Meta-Analyses in Nutrition Research and Policy

Posted on September 13, 2023

• Today, FDA announced its sponsorship of a series of three workshops to be hosted by the National Academies’ Food and Nutrition Board in September and October 2023 to discuss the

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FDA Issues Final Administrative Actions on Partially Hydrogenated Oils in Foods

Posted on August 9, 2023

• On August 8, FDA announced the release of its direct final rule amending the regulations that provide for the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in food and revoking the

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Lab Study Shows Oral Antacid Drug Performs Differently When Mixed with Various Food Vehicles

Posted on July 20, 2023

• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) researchers recently conducted a study titled, The effect of food vehicles in vitro performance of pantoprazole sodium delayed release sprinkle formulation

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Sen. Schumer Calls for FDA Investigation into PRIME’s Energy Drink Caffeine Content and Marketing Tactics

Posted on July 12, 2023

• On July 9, 2023, Senator Schumer (D-NY) called for the FDA to investigate “PRIME” energy drinks due to their high caffeine content and direct marketing to children and teenagers.
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FDA Publishes Updated List of Priority Guidance Topics

Posted on July 7, 2023

• On July 6, the FDA published an updated list of draft and final guidance topics that are a priority to complete during 2023. The list updates the guidance agenda released

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FDA Releases Report on Foodborne Illnesses in Quick Serve and Full-Service Restaurants

Posted on June 22, 2023

• On June 20, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its report on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Fast Food and Full-Service Restaurants.  According

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Granola Company Sued for “Sugar Free” Monk Fruit Claim (Law360 Subscription Required)

Posted on June 8, 2023

• On Monday, June 5, 2023, Saraya USA (Saraya) was denied its motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit that claimed it falsely advertises its granola as being “monk fruit sweetened”

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California Assembly Passes Ban on Chemicals in Processed Food

Posted on May 18, 2023

• California Assembly Bill 418 (AB 418) has a received a favorable 54-11 Assembly vote, which is a first-in-the-nation ban on brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, Red Dye

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