- Senior FDA officials recently signaled that the agency does not anticipate major disruptions to the issuance of guidance documents, even as federal agencies brace for the impact of Executive Order
GUIDANCE
FDA Publishes Proposed 2025 Human Foods Program Guidance Agenda
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- On Monday, June 30, 2025, FDA’s Human Food Program published its proposed 2025 guidance agenda (FDA’s news release shown here). The agenda contains possible new topics for guidance documents
FDA Releases Educational Materials on the NDIN Process
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- Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled two educational videos and a supplemental fact sheet to help the dietary supplement industry with the New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN)
FDA Reportedly Set to Define UPFs
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- Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the FDA, in collaboration with USDA and other government agencies, plans to establish a new definition of “ultraprocessed foods” (UPFs) that will be
FDA Lessens Hurdles for Color Additive Changes in Drugs
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- On May 30, 2025, FDA issued a draft guidance titled “Replacing Color Additives in Approved or Marketed Drug Products.”
- Neither the draft guidance nor FDA’s Federal Register notice
FDA Releases Final Guidance on Animal Food Ingredient Consultation Process
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- On January 6, 2025, FDA finalized its Guidance For Industry #294: Animal Food Ingredient Consultation (AFIC). The guidance describes FDA’s AFIC process, which is one way FDA intends to
FDA Issues Two Final Guidance Documents on Allergens
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- On January 6, 2025, FDA released two final guidance documents concerning food allergens. The guidance documents represent the Agency’s current thinking related to producing and labeling food products with both
FDA Updates Guidance for Voluntary Qualified Importer Program
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- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released guidance with revisions to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP). VQIP offers expedited review and
FDA’s Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Key Takeaways from Recent Webinar
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- On October 10, 2024, FDA hosted a public webinar to discuss the Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals (Edition 2) and review progress. Key FDA speakers provided updates on the latest sodium
FDA Issues Second Edition of Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals
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- On August 16, 2024, FDA issued Edition 2 of the Draft Guidance for Industry: Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals covering target mean and upper bound concentrations for sodium in commercially processed,