What are the requirements concerning conditions of use for substances listed in Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Part 177.1520? More...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the selection of James “Jim” Jones to serve as the first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. On January 31, 2023, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf proposed the creation of a Human Foods Program (HFP) within FDA that would include the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR), and certain functions of the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA).
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a revised unreasonable risk determination that preliminarily concluded that polyethylene terephthalate (PET) manufacturing contributes to an overall unreasonable risk from 1,4-dioxane, with respect to occupational and drinking water exposures.
On August 1, 2023, the Biden Administration proposed the Sustainable Products and Services Procurement Rule as part of the President’s Investing in America Agenda.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added three new substances to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) Notifications. The newly listed substances and the manufacturers are listed below.
On July 21, 2023, the U.S.
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that it is limiting its proposed Proposition 65 No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) for antimony trioxide of 0.13 micrograms per day to the inhalation route.
The Rhode Island legislature recently passed a bill to extend the effective date of a ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging from January 1, 2024, until July 31, 2024. The bill, 2023—S0724, which focuses on PFAS in drinking water, groundwater, and surface water, was signed into law by Governor Dan McKee on June 22, 2023.
The topic of our June 13, 2023, Food & Chemicals Unpacked episode was “Pit Stop at Chevron: Will We See a Difference in Deference?” In this episode, we discussed potential changes to a cornerstone of federal administrative law called Chevron Deference. This standard has long governed how much deference federal courts give to decisions made by agencies, such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is based on a 1984 case, Chevron v.