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Nov 27, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Natalie Rainer
In a continuation of the US Food and Drug Administration's efforts to conduct post-market reviews evaluating the continued use and safety of chemicals authorized in its regulations, the agency is removing decades-old clearances for food-contact materials based on evolving toxicology concerns. Specialty chemical companies should take note of the development as an example of the way FDA may respond when safety concerns evolve for cleared substances.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Natalie Rainer
This article provides an overview of the regulation of food-contact materials (FCMs), and plastics specifically, in the European Union (EU).1 As discussed below, plastics and their additives are currently the only types of FCM whose composition is specifically regulated at the EU level. We summarize below the general requirements applicable to all FCMs, followed by a more in-depth discussion of the additional requirements applicable to plastic FCMs marketed in the EU.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Natalie Rainer
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) formal regulation of food packaging began in 1958 with the Food Additives Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Since that time, the FDA has employed various approaches to evaluate and clear substances for use in contact with food.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Natalie Rainer
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Natalie Rainer
Longtime efforts by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to amend the so-called “short-form” safe harbor warnings for California’s Proposition 65 appear to be nearing completion. On 13 June 2024, OEHHA released a 15-Day Notice of Modification to proposed amendments to Proposition 65 regulations.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | David Fusco |Natalie Rainer |Nicholas Chan
Food manufacturers should pay close attention to the recent
developments surrounding chlormequat chloride (chlormequat), a
chemical that plaintiffs claim has been detected in various food
products sold in the United States. Chlormequat is an agricultural
pesticide used on oats and other food commodities. A recently
published study in the science journal Nature1 reported
that chlormequat was detected in the urine of 80% (77 of 96) people
tested between 2016 and 2023.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Nicholas Chan |David Fusco |Natalie Rainer
Food manufacturers should pay close attention to the recent developments surrounding chlormequat chloride (chlormequat), a chemical that plaintiffs claim has been detected in various food products sold in the United States. Chlormequat is an agricultural pesticide used on oats and other food commodities. A recently published study in the science journal Nature1 reported that chlormequat was detected in the urine of 80% (77 of 96) people tested between 2016 and 2023.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
klgates.com | David Fusco |Natalie Rainer |Nicholas Chan
Food manufacturers should pay close attention to the recent developments surrounding chlormequat chloride (chlormequat), a chemical that plaintiffs claim has been detected in various food products sold in the United States. Chlormequat is an agricultural pesticide used on oats and other food commodities. A recently published study in the science journal Nature1 reported that chlormequat was detected in the urine of 80% (77 of 96) people tested between 2016 and 2023.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Natalie Rainer
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESSThe current industry trend “beauty from within” refers to a focus on wellness—namely physical, mental, and lifestyle—and its impact on beauty. Oral supplements that consumers can use for aesthetic benefits to skin, hair, and nails are at the core of this trend. From a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory perspective, oral supplements fall under the food subcategory of dietary supplements.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Caitlin Blanche |Natalie Rainer
On 28 December 2023, CalRecycle published the results of the preliminary Material Characterization Study required under SB 343, codified as Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 42355.51. The preliminary findings identify the types of materials actually recycled in California, informing the public about the products and packaging eligible to use the “chasing arrows” symbol or any other indicator of recyclability in California.
