For 40 years, U.S. federal agencies have been able to make decisions and set regulation based on their interpretation of “ambiguous” statutes of laws they
There has been a lot of media, social media – and, yes, TAG – coverage of the state and federal focus on chemical risks in
In the final FSMA 204 Traceability Rule, FDA included provisions for updating of the Food Traceability List (FTL) to designate new foods on the list,
Twenty states have adopted policies regulating PFAS in packaging and/or water, with even more having introduced PFAS-focused standards or regulations. In total, 194 state policies have been adopted or introduced related to the phase out, with transparency or other accountability specifically focused on PFAS in packaging or water. That number rockets to more than 300 when all anti-PFAS policies passed or introduced – by more than 2/3 of the 50 states – are accounted for. …
In a case of interesting timing, less than two weeks after FDA announced the approval of its Human Foods Program reorganization plan, the OIG announced
We have written before about FSVP being a serious issue, but it is clear that FDA is taking lack of compliance with FSVP very seriously.
A year and a half after “reimagining” a newly unified FDA, the agency’s Human Foods Program has been approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), targeted for Fall 2024 implementation. How will it change the regulation of the food industry? …
Summer may not officially begin until June 20, but flies, ants and other summer pests don’t pay attention to the calendar. Rather, it is the
As of December 31, 2023, only three states and two territories had adopted the most recent version (2022) of the FDA Food Code. Following previous
