- On March 10, 2025, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he is directing the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) “to
AAFCO Approves New Regulatory Pathway for Animal Food Ingredients
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- On January 22, 2025, the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) membership approved a proposal from Kansas State University’s Olathe Innovation Campus (Olathe) to provide the scientific review for
FDA Finalizes New Enforcement Policy for Animal Feed Ingredients; AAFCO Proposes Expert Panel Ingredient Review Process at K-State Olathe
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- On October 23, 2024, The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its guidance document on its enforcement policy for animal feed ingredients, following the sunsetting of FDA’s longstanding Memorandum
Rep. DeLauro Introduces Toxic Free Food Act
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- Representative Rosa DeLauro has introduced the Toxic Free Food Act to require FDA to “close the ‘Generally Recognized as Safe’ (GRAS) loophole and make chemical food additives subject to FDA
FDA Public Meetings on Post-Market Assessment of Chemicals in Food
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- On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, FDA held a public meeting inviting stakeholders to speak on the Agency’s development of an enhanced systematic process for the post-market assessment of chemicals in
FDA Concludes that Tara Flour is Not GRAS
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- Today FDA announced the publication of an assessment concluding that tara flour does not meet the criteria for generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status and that its use in food
FDA Updates List of Chemicals Under Review
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- On March 4, 2024, FDA updated its list of select chemicals currently under review to include more information about the agency’s assessment of previously approved chemicals in the food supply.
Senators Propose Bill to Eliminate Self-Affirmed GRAS
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- On November 21, 2023, Senators Edward J Markey and Senator Cory Booker introduced the Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act, which would end the legal entitlement to market foods
FDA Proposes Rule to Prohibit Brominated Vegetable Oil in Food
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- 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
FDA Issues Final Administrative Actions on Partially Hydrogenated Oils in Foods
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- 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