Sarah Gaskell

3 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Andrew Bentz |Adam Conway |Sarah Gaskell

California Assembly Bill 1264 reflects continued state interest in restrictive legislation directed at the food and beverage industry and, in particular, food additives. On March 19, 2025, California legislator Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) introduced a bipartisan bill, AB 1264, aimed at eliminating certain, as yet undetermined, "ultra-processed" foods ("UPFs") from California public school meals by 2032.

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Andrew Bentz |Sarah Conway |Sarah Gaskell

On March 10, 2025, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he directed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") to explore potential rulemaking to revise its oversight of food ingredients that are "generally recognized as safe" ("GRAS").