- On September 4, 2025, FDA published its Unified Regulatory Agenda, which describes regulations currently under development or recently completed, providing a preview of the Agency’s top regulatory priorities. The
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FDA Announces Plans to Revoke 52 Standards of Identity for Food Products
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- FDA released a press release yesterday which announced it was either revoking or proposing to revoke fifty-two “obsolete and unnecessary” standards of identity (SOI) for various food products including SOIs
FDA Opens Public Comment Period for Chemical Post-Market Assessment Regulation
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- On June 18, 2025, FDA announced its proposed “method for post-market assessments of chemicals in the food supply.” This “Post-market Assessment Prioritization Tool” will give chemicals an overall score that
FDA Lists Regulations Under Development and Updates Priority Guidance Topics for Foods Program
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• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Foods Program has posted a new website listing regulations it plans to publish by October 2024 and long-term regulations it is prioritizing…
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AAFCO Comments on the Pet Food Institute’s Proposed New Federalized Regulatory System for Pet Food
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- On May 2, during the Petfood Forum 2023, members from the Pet Food Institute (PFI) proposed recommendations to create a comprehensive and uniform federal system for regulating pet food.
California Finalizes Prop 12 Regulations
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- California’s Department of Food Agriculture (CDFA) recently published its finalized animal confinement regulations, codified at 3 C.C.R. § 1320-1326, as well as the accompanying Final Statement of Reasons.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India Publishes New Regulations for Vegan Foods
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- On June 10, 2022, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a notification regarding the definition and regulation of vegan foods. Most notably, a food product cannot
Senate Committee Passes the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements Act
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- On June 14, 2022, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act (S. 4348) which proposes various changes
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Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Trump’s SUNSET Rule
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- On March 9, 2021, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Democracy Forward Foundation, American Lung Association, and other groups filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for
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FDA to Publish Biennial Uniform Compliance Date for 2021-2022 Food Labeling Regulations
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- As our readership is aware, FDA periodically announces uniform compliance dates for new food labeling requirements to minimize the economic impact on the food industry of having to respond separately