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A proposed rule under Operation Stork Speed would revise minimum and maximum levels of four of the 30 required infant formula nutrients and set a first ceiling for manganese. Comments close 2 March 2027.
A new draft Chapter 12 explains how food manufacturers should control chemical hazards under the FSMA preventive-controls rule. It joins a multichapter guidance built since 2016; comments close 21 January 2027.
A draft guidance would set the first cadmium action levels for processed foods for children under two — from 10 parts per billion for most fruits and vegetables to 45 for dry infant cereals. Comments close 22 December.
A final FDA guidance sets out the safety information companies should provide when notifying the agency of a new dietary ingredient, replacing the old 'comprehensive safety profile' with a single 'safety narrative.'
A final rule amends 80 FDA standards of identity so makers can replace some or all added salt with substitutes, part of a push to cut sodium tied to high blood pressure. It takes effect 14 December 2026.
A draft guidance published 9 October would spare mid-sized retail food establishments and restaurants from all Food Traceability Rule requirements. Comments close 23 November; a public meeting follows on 6 November.
An order effective 25 September lets manufacturers use inactive baker's yeast to add vitamin D2 to cereals, grain products, milk and milk products, at the same limits already set for vitamin D2 mushroom powder.
The agency revoked Orange B and proposed dropping Citrus Red No. 2 because neither has been used in decades. It said the safety of synthetic colours is outside the scope of these orders.
For decades a manufacturer could add a new ingredient and privately decide it was generally recognized as safe without telling the FDA. A proposed rule would end that loophole.
Large taxed beverage sales fell 24 to 31 percent under the tax. In the period after repeal they remained 13 to 24 percent below pre-tax levels — and prices stayed elevated too.
Three papers published on 18 November argue the harm is not one ingredient but the replacement of whole-food diets. The evidence they assemble is strongest for diet quality and weakest where causation is hardest.
The proposed Nutrition Info box would rate saturated fat, sodium and added sugars on the front of most packaged foods. The strongest real-world evidence is for blunter warning labels.