Food & Beverage Litigation & Regulatory Update

Category: FDA

  • FDA Releases Food Guidance Priorities List

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a list of the draft and final guidance topics that the agency is prioritizing for 2022. The list includes guidance on allergens, cell-cultured foods, heavy metals in juice and labeling of plant-based alternatives to milk and animal-derived foods. According to a caveat in the constituent update,…

  • Advocacy Groups Urge FDA to Ban Food Additive Use of BPA

    Several advocacy groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund, Consumer Reports and Environmental Working Group, have filed a petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “requesting that the agency remove its approvals of the use of bisphenol A [BPA] . . . because recently published scientific studies show that the exposure from those food additive…

  • FDA Revokes French Dressing Standard of Identity

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked the standard of identity for French dressing following a citizen petition filed by the Association for Dressings and Sauces. The revocation finalizes a December 2020 rule that “will allow for greater innovation and more flexibility of products on the market,” according to an FDA Constituent Update.…

  • FDA Issues Guidance on Sodium Reduction for Food Producers

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released guidance on limiting sodium in processed and packaged foods. “Limiting certain nutrients, such as sodium, in our diets plays a crucial role in preventing diseases like hypertension and cardiovascular disease that disproportionately impact racial and ethnic minority groups; these diseases often result in hundreds of thousands…

  • FDA Releases Guidance on Food Contact Substance Notifications

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released two guidance documents on food contact substance notifications, pertaining to toxicology recommendations and administrative processes. The food contact substance notification process is “the primary means by which FDA regulates food additives that are food contact substances (FCSs).” The guidance documents define a food contact substance as…

  • FDA Releases Study on PFAS in Processed Foods

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the results of a study on the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in processed foods, including baby foods. Out of 167 samples, three products had detectable levels of PFAS, the agency stated, and the amounts were not elevated to a level of concern. “Based on…

  • FDA Launches Food Traceability Challenge

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has “launched a challenge to spur the development of affordable, tech-enabled traceability tools to help protect people and animals from contaminated foods by enabling the rapid identification of their sources and helping remove them from the marketplace as quickly as possible.” The agency has asked “food technology solution…

  • FDA Issues Compliance Guide on Aflatoxins

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a compliance policy guide on aflatoxins in human food. “Aflatoxins may occur in food as a result of mold growth in susceptible raw agricultural commodities,” the guide explains. “The growth of molds that produce aflatoxins is influenced by environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and extent…