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11/07/2025

The new standard set to get published next week:
Non-UPF Verified front-of-package seals, should hit shelves early 2026.
72% of Americans are trying to avoid ultra-processed foods.
Confronts ingredients and processes that make foods 'hyper-palatable,' while lacking nutritional benefits, foods that dominate due to ubiquity, cheapness and addictivenes.
- 'non-nutritive', 'bio-transformed' sweeteners e.g. aspartame, sucralose, erythritol, monk fruit extract, stevia extract and more not eligible
- maximum percentage of added sugar by weight: dessert 20%, breakfast cereal 15%, beverages and breads 5% by dry weight
- gums and thickeners prevent certification, e.g. carrageenan, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, algal flour
- refined oils banned due to industrial processes imposed upon seed oils commonly used in manufacturing
- distinguishes between minimal, conditional and prohibited processing methods.
- minimally processed ingredients free from high-impact chemical, structural, thermal and biological modification
- at least 70% of the dry weight is minimally processed. If at least 70% of the ingredients in the beverage, other than the water, aren’t minimally processed then the drink won’t get the seal

New Non-UPF label aims to help consumers avoid ultra-processed foods and push brands to reformulate.

10/23/2025

FDA postpones November virtual public meeting and listening sessions regarding food allergen thresholds and their potential applications in the U.S.
https://www.fda.gov/food/workshops-meetings-webinars-food-and-dietary-supplements/virtual-public-meeting-and-listening-session-food-allergen-thresholds-and-their-potential

10/20/2025

First state to mandate large chain restaurants disclose Top 9 food allergens on their menus.

10/08/2025

California becomes first state to define ultraprocessed foods for their school meal requirements

10/05/2025

09/18/2025

HHS, FDA and USDA announced a 30-day extension for comments to the joint Request for Information to gather data to help establish a federally recognized uniform definition for ultra-processed foods—a critical step in providing increased transparency to consumers about the foods they eat. https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-food-labeling-and-critical-foods/ultra-processed-foods

Comments can be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal to docket FDA-2025-N-1793. https://www.regulations.gov/document/USDA_FRDOC_0001-3215

09/18/2025

Comment Period for Data and Information on Ultra-Processed Foods extended until October 23, 2025

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are extending the comment period by 30 days for the Request for Information on ultra-processed foods.

09/16/2025

Join us for our three-day, virtual public meeting and listening sessions, Nov. 18-20, to discuss food allergen thresholds and their potential applications.

For more information, including registration and how to submit questions, visit: https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-open-registration-virtual-public-meeting-and-listening-sessions-food-allergen-thresholds-and

08/19/2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As of August 15, the General Services Administration (GSA) quietly removed a tool from Regulations.gov that allows…

08/18/2025

Save the Date|FDA Virtual Public Meeting: Allergen Thresholds and Their Potential Applications U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent this bulletin at 08/18/2025 08:17 AM EDT If your email program has trouble displaying this email, view as a webpage. Save the Date: FDA Virtual Public Meeting on Food...

08/05/2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule to amend an over 60-year-old Standard of Identity (SOI) for pasteurized orange juice to promote honesty and fair dealing for consumers.