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FDA Wants More Information From Food Makers On New Food Chemicals

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 12, 2026 — For decades, food manufacturers have been able to decide what food chemicals were safe enough to add to their products based on general government guidel...

FDA Proposes Distributed Manufacturing Registration Pathway and Aligns Foreign Establishment Registration and Listing Re...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a proposed rule to update drug establishment registration and listing requirements for distributed manufacturing (“DM”) and cer...

FDA steps up import enforcement on infant formula, seafood, dried peppers

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.Re...

HHS Proposes Reforms to the “Generally Recognized As Safe” Pathway

On August 10, 2026, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy made two major announcements related to the...

FDA steps up enforcement on imported seafood, candy, canned foods

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.Re...

FDA Proposes Mandatory GRAS Notifications for Ingredients Introduced to U.S. Food Supply

Importantly, the proposal would not establish a premarket review and approval process for GRAS substances. Companies could still independently conclude that a substance is GRAS and...

FDA Outlines Four Public Health Pillars, Reaffirms Food Priorities

Food-related priorities under the four pillars include post-market ingredient safety reviews, GRAS reform, food labeling modernization, and reducing dietary exposure to contaminant...

Senators Introduce Food Labeling Modernization Act

On July 29, 2026, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced the introduction of the Senate companion to H.R. 8385, the Food Labeling Modernization Ac...

Food importers directed to use specific qualifier declaration

India s apex food safety regulator the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India FSSAI has directed food importers and custom brokers to use a specific qualifier declaration whe...

Tell FDA: Tighten Restrictions on Food Additives and Ingredients

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a rule change to require food companies to notify regulators before introducing ingredients or additives into processed or packa...

FDA steps up import enforcement on seafood, tamarind and other products

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.Re...

FDA Posts Caffeine Disclosure Citizen Petition

On August 5, 2026, FDA posted a Citizen Petition from The Food Foundations Project requesting that the Agency initiate rulemaking to require caffeine disclosures on caffeine-contai...

FSSAI urged to crack down on mislabelled formulations

India s specialized food processing sector is facing a severe compliance wake up call as regulatory watchdogs are urged to step in and police the increasingly blurred boundary betw...

US FDA Moves to Increase Oversight of Food Additives

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday took steps to increase oversight of food additives as part of the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative. Pr...

FDA letter reinforces responsibilities of infant formula supply chain

The FDA has put the entire infant formula supply chain on notice to improve monitoring and production practices.The decree comes amid a second outbreak since November 2025 of infan...

FDA and SEC Compare Notes: What the New MOU Means for FDA-Regulated Public Companies

By Sarah Wicks & Deborah L. Livornese & Michelle L. Butler —

FDA Calls On Infant Formula Industry to Safeguard Against Contaminants Introduced Through Supply Chains

FDA continues special enforcement of import laws against seafood, mushrooms

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.Re...

FDA seeks greater oversight of food ingredients through proposed GRAS rule changes

The Food and Drug Administration says it is taking steps to increase transparency in the food safety system.  Acting commissioner Kyle Diamantas says the FDA has proposed changes t...

When the Label Lags the Science: Using 505(o)(4) to Compel Labeling Changes

By Sara W. Koblitz —

Imported seafood, mushrooms, canned food among products subject to increased FDA scrutiny

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.Re...

FDA warns Florida supplement maker about sanitation and allergen risks

As part of its enforcement activities, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view u...

FDA warns three importers about missing foreign supplier documents

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until...

U.S. Physicians Urge Regulatory Reform of FDA Dietary Supplement Oversight

Because dietary supplements are regulated by FDA as a subcategory of food, manufacturers are generally not required to demonstrate their safety or efficacy for pre-market approval....