The latest version of this regular free round-up of US and Canadian regulation in the food industry, from legal firm DLA Piper, has been published on the Lexology blog platform.
August's edition includes commentary on:
- Plans to reorganise the USDA
- New senior appointments at USDA and FDA
- CFIA inspection frequency of Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licensed premises
- FDA releases new food toxicity screening tool
- FDA food traceability compliance deadline extended to 2028
- FDA-commissioned report: "Roadmap to Produce Safety: Summary Report of the Produce Safety Dialogue"
- Saskatoon Farm foodborne illness outbreak linked to contaminated water.
- FDA moves to reclassify a synthetic opioid derived from kratom as a controlled substance
- FDA announces 2026 user fees for VQIP and TPP.
- FDA proposes amending Standard of Identity for pasteurized orange juice
- Canada-Australia beef trade reopens after 20-year ban.
- Brazilian coffee companies redirect coffee sales to China in response to US tariffs
- US tariffs may hurt US chocolate producers
- Misleading “Made in Canada” branding prompts scrutiny of grocer compliance
- Federal lawsuit targets Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act
- CDC: Americans get more than half of their calories from ultra-processed foods.
- IFIC report: consumer confidence in safety of the food supply is at a 13-year low
- Avian flu update.
