Regulatory
Stay informed on the latest natural food industry regulatory updates involving the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or United States Department of Agriculture(USDA), as well as news regarding lawsuits, labeling and class-actions. Understand the evolving natural food regulatory and legal environment which can directly impact your product claims, intellectual property, packaging and ingredients.
Featured Regulatory Content
Even The New Dietary Guidelines Want More Protein, Less Processing
“Eat real food.” That is the central message projected by the Trump Administration’s new Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
What Are the Implications of Natural Grocers’ GMO Labeling Case?
The USDA will be required to revise parts of its National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard after judges in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated several “loopholes” that plaintiffs argued would have misled consumers.
A Year In Food Industry Upheaval: Trump, Tariffs and Titanium Dioxide
This year will go down in the history books as one marked by an unprecedented federal focus on the food industry, sparking strategic overhauls of, and a bit of panic within, Big Food operations; a flurry of state-level action against a plethora of synthetic ingredients; and the adoption of some new acronyms – UPFs and MAHA, just to name a few.
Additional Content
CPG Week: The War On Ultraprocessed Foods
In this episode, the CPG Week team discusses industry and regulatory efforts to define and restrict ultraprocessed foods in the U.S. food supply. Spoiler alert: There’s a lot of gray area.
SBA Cancels EIDL Loan Hardship Accommodation Program
The Small Business Administration has effectively ended the Hardship Accommodation Plan (HAP) for COVID-19 related Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) as of March 19.
Daily Briefing (Insiders Only): Utah Bans Synthetic Dyes in Schools
Utah has followed California, Virginia and West Virginia in banning certain food additives in public schools.
Ultraprocessed Food: What The Science Says, And Where It Falls Short
Legislators typically often look to federally-funded, clinical studies to inform regulatory guidance. But when it comes to ultraprocessed, many of those gold-standard studies are just getting started.
MAHA Momentum: West Virginia Passes Sweeping Food Additive Ban
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement’s fight against food additives just notched its first big win. On Monday, West Virginia became the first state to ban the use of synthetic food additives.
Ultraprocessed Food: Regulatory Moves and Resource Allocation Create Conflict
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has propelled the term ultraprocessed food (UPF) into the lexicon of everyday Americans and positioned increased food supply oversight as a key issue of an otherwise deregulatory administration.
Ultraprocessed Food: The Food Industry’s Approach
Ultraprocessed foods (UPF) – the not yet defined, but increasingly controversial group of products that account for roughly 70% of the U.S. food supply – are under researchers’ microscopes, caught up in industry review and on the regulatory chopping block all at once.
Hemp Industry Responds To California ‘Readopting’ Emergency Ban
Hemp industry stakeholders respond to the announcement that California has extended its ban of intoxicating hemp products for another three months.
A Bite With Manna Tree’s Ross Iverson on MAHA’s M&A Effect
Ross Iverson has seen how industry winds can change the appetite for M&A and exit strategies of emerging brands. Where could they blow amid the Make America Healthy Again movement?
FDA Human Foods Lands New Leader
Today we are diving into the anticipated appointment of Florida attorney Kyle Diamantas as the new FDA Human Foods deputy commissioner.