Tag: Nutrition
What the Human Foods Agenda Means for Regulated Businesses
If you thought the FDA’s Human Foods Program (HFP) spent 2025 just rearranging labels and scolding salt shakers, think again. In 2026, the agency is showing up with a color-coded spreadsheet, a microscope, and a very strong opinion about what’s in America’s pantry. This is the year the FDA leans all the way into Making […]
In a move that has both nutritionists and food scientists raising their kale smoothies in approval, the FDA announced on May 9, 2025, the approval of three new natural food color additives. This decision marks a significant step in the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) initiative to modernize the color additive regulations and […]
What It Means for the Regulated Industry
In the world of food, there has been a colorful drama unfolding recently involving artificial food dyes, which are being dramatically shown the door. In recent years, a growing number of U.S. states have taken actions to ban or restrict the use of such dyes in consumer products. This movement, spearheaded by states like West […]
A Consent Decree with a Side of Court-Ordered Chill
Hold on to your ice cream cones, folks! It looks like Totally Cool, Inc. has gotten a big ol’ spoonful of legal trouble. The United States District Court for the District of Maryland just handed down a consent decree of permanent injunction on March 18, barring the company (and its CEO, Michael J. Uhlfelder) from […]
Helping Clear up Mixed Messaging on what is “Healthy”: A look at FDA’s New Proposed Rule on Food Packages .
In an attempt to help consumers make better dietary decisions, to modernize FDA’s approach to nutrition, to tackle health disparities, and to reduce the burden of diet-related chronic diseases like Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease, the FDA recently revealed a proposal to change the criteria for which packaged foods are considered “healthy”. The definition, […]
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