Notice 29 May 2025 compliance, agriculture, regulations, fda, food industry, opiate alkaloids, poppy seeds

🌿FDA Notice on Poppy Seeds Regulation and Comment Period Extension

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register on April 9, 2025. The document announced the extension of the comment period for the request for information entitled "Growing, Harvesting, Processing, and Distribution of Poppy Seeds--Industry Practices Related to Opiate Alkaloids." The notice published with an error in the ADDRESSES section. This document corrects the error.

Learn More
Notice 14 May 2025 regulatory compliance, nutrition, fda, health, consumer safety, food industry, infant formula

🍼FDA Requests Information on Infant Formula Nutrient Requirements

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is requesting information and data to begin the nutrient review process for infant formula. We are taking this action, in part, to continue to ensure the nutritional adequacy of infant formula sold in the United States. We intend to use the information and data to help determine what type(s) of actions, if any, should be taken.

Learn More
Notice 1 May 2025 regulatory compliance, fda, food safety, food industry, importing

📦FDA Notice on Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Food Importers

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments of FDA's Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals.

Learn More
Proposed Rule 14 Mar 2025 regulation, fda, food industry, color additives, plant-based products

🌱FDA Accepts Impossible Foods' Color Additive Petition for Plant-Based Products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Impossible Foods, Inc., proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to expand the safe use of soy leghemoglobin as a color additive to include use in plant-based meat, poultry, and fish analogue products (ground and whole cut).

Learn More
Compliance, Legal Proceedings, International Trade 10 Jan 2025 international trade, food industry, exclusion order, patent law, legal proceedings

📦Commission Notice on Rescission Proceeding for Plastic Food Trays

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to institute a rescission proceeding and to temporarily suspend enforcement of a limited exclusion order ("LEO") issued in the underlying investigation.

Learn More