On July 15, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a draft guideline titled "Use of Non-sugar Sweeteners." WHO is seeking public comments on the draft guideline.

This action is not intended to change existing requirements for compliance dates contained in final rules published before January 1, 2023.

On January 16, consumer plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against The Coca-Cola Company alleging that their Fresca Sparkling Soda Water misleads consumers to believe the beverages contain no added sweeteners, even though they contain aspartame and citric acid.

Last Monday, Google agreed to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for approximately $12.5 billion. The acquisition includes Motorola Mobility's portfolio of more than 17,000 patents and 7,500 pending patent applications as well as its hardware manufacturing operation.

The Department of Energy published a notice of proposed rulemaking rule on April 12, 2021 that proposes to revise parts of the Department's Process Rule.

As detailed in the press releases, Both MLs were initially proposed on April 9, 2021, and were open to comment for 75 days.

The guidance is intended to assist importers in developing and implementing FSVP records, and following FSVP requirements for each food they import.

FDA is working on other food safety prevention strategies which will be released as they become available.

On July 26, 2022, FDA announced that it would hold a webinar for stakeholders to discuss Food Facility Registration, Biennial Renewal, and obtaining an acceptable Unique Facility Identifier.

On June 10, 2022, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued a notification regarding the definition and regulation of vegan foods.

A class action lawsuit which asserted various false advertisement claims related to the vegetable oil content of Costco's chocolate almond dipped vanilla ice cream bars...

On August 22, 2022, FDA announced that it had moved into its third phase of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Imported Seafood Pilot Program.

On December 12, the FDA published a systematic review of the scientific literature on food safety culture as part of the Agency's New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint.

In keeping with its 5-year schedule for comparability range updates to the Energy Labeling Rule (Rule), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on May 25, 2022...

On November 1, the FDA issued a proposed rule to amend the color additive regulation to increase the fee for certification services...

On November 17, 2022, FDA announced that it would be hosting an informational webinar on the recently released Food Traceability final rule.

The Market Pantry "fruit punch" product declares "Natural Flavor with Other Natural Flavors" on the principal display panel and lists "malic acid" as the second ingredient.

As we previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeks comments on proposed updates to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (Endorsement Guides).

Example images of labeling requirements.

Since it started in May 2018, enforcement of the rules of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) across the EU has revealed various national trends and differences in approach.