Today’s post in our pet food series focuses on federal oversight of pet food. At the federal level, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates pet food similar to that for other animal foods. The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic
FDA and AAFCO end their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Big changes are on the horizon for the pet food industry! The FDA and AAFCO have just ended their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), and this shift could significantly impact businesses. This new development will affect regulatory oversight and compliance practices
Pet food regulations in the United States: A series
Pet food in the United States is regulated at both the state and federal level. At the federal level, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has exclusive oversight over pet food. At the state level, various state government agencies
California 2023 legislative session roundup
The California Legislature was especially busy this past year in the consumer markets space, enacting several key pieces of legislation aimed at addressing concerns over the environment and consumer protection. These include:
Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253
California again seeks overhaul of Proposition 65 short-form warning
California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s (OEHHA) is once again attempting to change the Proposition 65 safe harbor warning regulations. OEHHA has twice before attempted to make changes to the short-form warnings. Each time, industry has pushed back, and
Prop 65 proposed short form warning regulation lapses
There has been yet another update in the series of the latest Proposition 65 proposed rulemaking regarding short-form warnings. On January 8, 2021, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s (OEHHA) announced that it would amend the regulation relating
California moves forward with revisions to Prop 65 short-form warning regulation
Eleven months after issuing its original proposal to significantly restrict the use of so-called “short-form” Prop 65 safe harbor warnings, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) published a revised proposed regulation on December 13, 2021.
The original
California District Court grants preliminary injunction barring Prop 65 acrylamide lawsuits
Prop 65 claims for alleged exposure to acrylamide in food are all too common. In the first three months of 2021 alone there have been 109 acrylamide notices issued. Acrylamide is not a chemical that is intentionally added to food,
California moves to restrict the use of short-form Prop 65 warnings
On January 8, 2021, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking significantly limiting the use of the short-form warning as a safe harbor. The proposed regulation makes the following changes:
- Limiting the
Coffee roasters and retailers defeat Proposition 65 lawsuit
We previously wrote about a regulation issued last year by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) exempting chemicals in coffee from Proposition 65’s warning requirement. The question then was what effect the new regulation would have on