Regulatory

FDA has published its 2025 Human Foods Program Guidance Agenda, highlighting priorities for completion in 2025, including NDIN guidance, and guidance on food colors made from natural sources.

Bipartisan lawmakers recently relaunched the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus to discuss the role of science, public health, and regulation in dietary supplements.

Major food corporations, Kraft Heinz and General Mills, are reformulating products to remove FD&C and certified colors from their portfolios.

The four new scopes are intended to continue to promote safety and best practices in various growing sectors.

The FDA has recently granted GRAS clearance for OmniActive’s Lutemax Free Lutein ingredient for its use in infant formulas.

Kaneka Nutrients has launched a campaign to combat counterfeit ubiquinol products and misleading claims, partnering with laboratories for market surveillance and testing.

FDA reviewed the GRAS dossier for LF+, TurtleTree's animal-free, precision-fermented lactoferrin.

The patented strain Lactobacillus plantarum DR7 has been studied for its effects on gut microbiota, stress, and emotional wellbeing.

Ingia Bio received the letters for rebaudioside I, D-psicose, and rebaudioside M—sweeteners used in various foods.

The three color additives are Galdieria extract blue, Butterfly pea flower extract, and calcium phosphate.

CRN recently updated the safe intake level for magnesium supplements to 500 mg per day for healthy adults which was previously recommended at 400 mg per day.

Gary Callahan goes through the five most common GMP violations dietary supplement manufacturers run into based on warning letters from FDA.

FDA announces plans to remove the petroleum-based dyes from the US food supply.

HHS and FDA consider major changes amid legal and industry pushback.

Nutritional Outlook interviews Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition about the drastic changes at HHS and proposed changes to the self-affirmed GRAS pathway.

The 2-HOBA ingredient, Hobamine, was recently issued a NPN by Health Canada and may help with protecting and fighting against oxidative damage caused by free radicals.

Quicksilver Scientific recently obtained their NSF/ANSI 455-2 Dietary Supplement GMP Certification ensuring their products follow proper protocols.

According to the announcement, the restructuring will save taxpayers $1.8 billion per year by reducing the workforce by 10,000 full-time employees and consolidating the department’s 28 divisions into 15 new divisions.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a set of actions and initiatives that focus on infant formula.

In the supplemental submission CRN urged FDA to reexamine and correct its interpretation of the drug preclusion clause rather than provide justification for its interpretation

On March 10, the DOJ and the defendant filed a stipulation to dismiss with prejudice the lawsuit in which each party agrees “to be responsible for its own costs and fees and agrees that no party shall be responsible to any other party for any fines, costs, fees, or penalties arising from this case.”

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is directing the acting U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) acting commissioner to explore rulemaking that would eliminate the independent conclusion of GRAS provision.

What do the new "healthy" label claim definitions mean for consumers and food brands?

The deputy commissioner has been overseeing the reorganization of the FDA's Human Foods Program. He resigned on Monday following the firing of 89 staff members by the Trump Administration.

The new label would complement the Nutrition Label, making important nutrition information readily available for consumers.

The new certification program seeks to support compliance, safety, and quality in worldwide supply chains.

FDA contends that the color additive is safe for humans but is legally obligated by the Delaney Clause of the FD&C act to revoke authorization as research shows the Red No. 3 induces cancer in rats.

The Clean Label Project released a new report where they announced findings of lead and cadmium in protein powders.