Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA)) recently released a draft technical resolution addressing Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for manufacturers that produce packaging intended for direct contact with food.

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) held a meeting on June 22, 2015, to discuss its future regulation of food-contact materials, including the introduction of a new "Positive List" system.

China notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures on May 22, 2015, concerning its draft Standard on the General safety requirements for food contact materials and articles, which was developed by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC). Comments on the Standard are due by July 21, 2015.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added four new substances to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) Notifications. The newly listed substances and the manufacturers are listed below.

Keller and Heckman LLP has been recognized for the fifth consecutive year in Chambers USA for outstanding legal work at the nationwide level in the area of Food and Beverages: Regulatory and Litigation. The 2015 ranking reflects Keller and Heckman's continued climb in the Chambers guide, moving from band 2 to band 1.

A comment made by one of the sources that Chambers interviewed in determining the rankings was: "[Keller and Heckman is] so unique. They have PhDs and toxicologists—people who understand the entire technical nexus—and then they have the legal resources, too."

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added 16 new substances to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) Notifications. The newly listed substances and the manufacturers are listed below.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added 13 new substances to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) Notifications. The newly listed substances and the manufacturers are listed below.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced through two Federal Register notices published on Monday, March 16, 2015, that it has filed two Food Additive Petitions submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council and eight other organizations requesting that the agency take action on the use of perchlorates and substances containing perfluoroalkyl ethyl in certain food-contact applications.

The implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act No. 10600, "An Act to Strengthen the Food Safety Regulatory System in the Country to Protect Consumer Health and Facilitate Market Access of Local Food and Food Products, and for Other Purposes," also known as the "Food Safety Act of 2013," were published in the Official Gazette on February 20, 2015.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added seven new substances to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) Notifications. The newly listed substances and the manufacturers are listed below.