- On May 3, FDA announced that it has filed a color additive petition (CAP 3C0325), submitted by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the Center for Environmental Health (CEH), the
House Energy and Commerce Committee Introduces Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2023
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- On April 26, House Energy Commerce Committee Member Pallone (D-NJ) and Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2023 (FLMA). The bill would update front-of-package
FAO-WHO Issues First Global Report on the Food Safety of Cell-Based Food Technology
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- On April 5, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), issued a joint global report to engage with respective
Chocolate Manufacturer Responds to Consumer Class Action for Heavy Metals (Law360 Subscription Required)
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- On March 10, Hershey Company filed a motion to dismiss a consumer class action suit which claimed that its chocolate contained toxic substances. Hershey maintains that it “never promised, in
OEHHA Proposes Amendment to Proposition 65 on Exposures to Listed Chemicals in Cooked or Heat Processed Foods
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- On August 4, 2020, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) gave notice of their proposal to amend the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (“Prop
Mexico Allows Food and Beverage Companies to Use Provisional Stickers to Comply with Official Mexican Standard NOM-051
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- In response to the Mexican Council of the Consumer Products Industry’s (“ConMéxico”) request for the postponement of Official Mexican Standard NOM-051 (“NOM-051”), Mexican authorities have stated that food
European Food Safety Authority Warns that Eating Hemp Foods Can Cause Elevated THC Levels if Ingested in High Quantities
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- On January 7, 2020, a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report looked at tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels in 12 different categories of hemp foods, including hemp oil, breads and teas. EFSA
Bipartisan Group of Representatives Introduces Bill that Would Give FDA Authority to Regulate CBD as a Dietary Supplement (Law360 subscription required)
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- On January 13, 2020, the House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D- Minn.) introduced H.R. 5587, which would include hemp derived CBD in the definition of dietary supplements under
FDA Highlights Best Practices to Prevent Tampering and Intentional Adulteration of Food and Cosmetics
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- FDA issued a Constituent Update, entitled “FDA Reminds Industry of Best Practices to Prevent Tampering and Intentional Adulteration of Food and Cosmetic Products” on August 28 in response
CBD in Foods: FDA Requests More Safety Data; Industry Wants Clear Regulatory Path
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- Under current law, cannabidiol (CBD) cannot lawfully be added to a food or marketed as a dietary supplement, Acting FDA Commissioner, Ned Sharpless, MD, emphasized during remarks he made at
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