- Health and Human Services (HHS) will no longer use notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures for “matters relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts,” according
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FDA Delays Effective Date for ‘Healthy’ Rule
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- FDA has delayed the effective date of the final rule on use of the term “healthy” in food labeling until April 28, 2025, in response to a presidential memorandum recommending
TTB Plans to Issue New Rules for Alcohol Beverage Labels
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- In a December 16, 2003 petition, a coalition of consumer advocates asked the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) to require allergen information on alcohol beverages and
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Proposed Rule Could Make Sugarcane Subject to the Same National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Burdens as Sugarbeet
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- As covered on this blog, on July 24, 2020, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommended the addition of a new crop,
HHS to Repeal SUNSET Rule
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- By way of background, on January 19, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the final “Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely” (SUNSET) rule which would
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Allulose and Solicits Information for Rulemaking on Nutrition Labeling for Sugars That are Metabolized Differently Than Traditional Sugars
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- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance on April 18, 2019 (as discussed here) for the exclusion of allulose, a monosaccharide used as a sugar
AMS Proposes to Add “Sugarcane (Insect Resistant)” to the List of Bioengineered Foods Subject to Disclosure Under the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
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- A December 21, 2018 final rule by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) established the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS), as discussed
National Organic Coalition and Organic Farmers Association Ask Congress to Provide COVID-19 Relief and to Press USDA to Finalize Critical Regulations
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- On May 7, 2020, the National Organic Coalition and the Organic Farmers Association sent a letter to congressional leaders urging Congress to include targeted support for the industry within the
FDA Posts Qualified Health Claim Petition Regarding MCTs Caprylic and Capric Acid for Use in the Management of Migraine Headaches
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FSIS Seeks to Expand Use of Term “Healthy”
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- Consistent with similar efforts by FDA, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is initiating rulemaking to update its regulations on the term “healthy” in line with FDA’s 2016
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