FDA Rejects PFAS Food Tolerances Petition

FDA denied a petition for PFAS food tolerances in June 2025, leaving suppliers and manufacturers in a regulatory gray zone.

FDA denied a petition for PFAS food tolerances in June 2025, leaving suppliers and manufacturers in a regulatory gray zone.

FDA withdraws food dye authorizations no longer in commercial use, a procedural move that still signals tightening regulatory scrutiny of synthetic colorants.

The FDA food dye cleanup is accelerating, and food manufacturers face tightening timelines to reformulate or risk shelf consequences.

The FDA food dye cleanup is accelerating, with multiple synthetic colorants under active review; here is what food manufacturers need to track now.

The FDA walked back one lab result in the Taylor Farms lettuce cyclosporiasis investigation, but the agency's epidemiological link to the outbreak remains intact.

The FDA's acting deputy chief says landing on an ultra-processed food definition is 'challenging,' and a ban is off the table entirely.

Supplement industry regulatory oversight intensified in early 2026, with MAHA priorities driving FDA modernization, state legislation, and mounting litigation pressure.

The ultra-processed food definition debate has shifted; FDA and USDA are now weighing three competing frameworks that could reshape labeling and formulation.

The Better Meat Co is now BMC Ingredients, signaling that its Rhiza mycoprotein ambitions stretch well beyond meat alternatives.

From FDA definitions to WHO proposals and state-level litigation, UPF regulation is no longer a distant threat for food manufacturers.