The realfood.gov website created by Joe Gebbia and National Design Studio is truly transformational. In addition to highlighting the new Dietary Guidelines in a first-of-its-kind way you would never expect from a government website, it also features AI integration to provide parents

📢 Today, as part of our ongoing effort to enhance food chemical safety, U.S. FDA launched a comprehensive post-market assessment of BHA, a common food preservative. Protecting families means reviewing what’s in our food with today’s best evidence and highest standards. Learn more

Let’s get to work 💪 Dr. Marty Makary U.S. FDA Human Foods Program

Is a decades-old loophole the reason certain harmful additives are ending up in your favorite snacks? FDA Deputy Commissioner Deputy Commissioner Kyle Diamantas explains how the agency is working to close the 70-year-old “GRAS” gap — a rule originally designed for basic ingredients like salt and

🚨Big news for the food allergy community. U.S. FDA Human Foods Program is hosting a virtual public meeting on food allergen thresholds (today) & listening sessions (Feb 19-20). Among other things, this work could ultimately revolutionize how "may contain" labels are used to keep consumers safe. 🗓️

Food traceability is about one simple goal: more quickly identifying and removing contaminated products from the market and reducing foodborne illness. Today, U.S. FDA Human Foods Program took several steps to support implementation of the Food Traceability Rule, including new guidance and

This could not be further from the truth. This administration has addressed a roadblock that prohibited companies using natural colors from highlighting that fact on the labeling. Under the old way, companies that used only natural color were forced to call them “artificial”