- On June 22, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 25 into law to require on-pack warning labels for food and beverage products that contain any of the substances listed within the bill, including titanium dioxide and FDA approved food
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Democratic Commissioners Reinstated at CPSC – for Now
The three Democratic CPSC commissioners fired by President Trump last month are now back at their desks, following a ruling by the Maryland District Court that the firing violated federal law and ordering the commissioners’ immediate reinstatement. The Administration promptly…
FDA Opens Public Comment Period for Chemical Post-Market Assessment Regulation
- On June 18, 2025, FDA announced its proposed “method for post-market assessments of chemicals in the food supply.” This “Post-market Assessment Prioritization Tool” will give chemicals an overall score that will be used to rank each post-market chemical assessment in
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House Appropriations Committee Releases FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill
- On June 10, the House Appropriations Committee released the full committee markup of Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill. A summary of the bill can be found here.
- The bill puts
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USDA Approves SNAP Waivers in Additional States
Playing Defense Under the New BEAD
By Casey Lide
Under the BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice issued by NTIA on June 6 (“Policy Notice”),[1] state and territory broadband offices must rescind all preliminary and provisional BEAD awards made under the prior rules and must, in very short…
Commerce Department’s New BEAD Reform Notice Upends Structure of Program
This is the first of several planned blogs on the recently released NTIA BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice (“Notice”).
In early March, Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick paused all funding under the $42.5 billion BEAD program pending a “rigorous review”…
FDA Commissioner Outlines Priorities in JAMA Article
- On June 10, 2025, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and FDA CBER Director published an article in JAMA that listed their “priorities for a new FDA.” These priorities included accelerating drug development, using AI for scientific review, “healthier food for children,”
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FDA Releases Educational Materials on the NDIN Process
- Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled two educational videos and a supplemental fact sheet to help the dietary supplement industry with the New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN) review process. These educational materials are the latest release among
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FDA Reportedly Set to Define UPFs
- Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the FDA, in collaboration with USDA and other government agencies, plans to establish a new definition of “ultraprocessed foods” (UPFs) that will be released over the next “coming months.” The article reports that
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