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Foods Program Regulations Under Development

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget publishes the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions each spring and fall. [1] The Unified Agenda promotes transparency by providing information about most regulations administrative agencies, including FDA, plan to publish in the near and long term. While we intend to publish regulations according to timelines listed in the Unified Agenda, several factors may impact FDA’s ability to do so, including, for example, new Administration priorities, emerging public health issues, or other extenuating circumstances. 

The following is a list of FDA Foods Program regulations included on the current Unified Agenda:

Regulation Title

Goal Publication Date
Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products  2024/7
Nutrient Content Claims, Definition of Term: Healthy 2024/9
Use of Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde-Releasing Chemicals as an Ingredient in Hair Smoothing Products or Hair Straightening Products  2024/9
Certifications Concerning Imported Foods  2024/10 
Amendments to Registration of Food Facilities  2024/10
Cheeses and Related Cheese Products; Proposal to Permit the Use of Ultrafiltered Milk 2024/10
Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling 2024/10
Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food  2024/11
Rulemaking to Provide by Regulation that an Ingredient Is Not Excluded From the Dietary Supplement Definition  2024/12
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Amendments to Exemption Provisions in the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Regulation  2025/1
Permanent Listing of Color Additive Lakes 2025/2
Fish and Shellfish; Canned Tuna Standard of Identity and Standard of Fill of Container 2025/4
Color Additive Certification; Increase in Fees for Certification Services  2025/4
Use of Salt Substitutes to Reduce the Sodium Content in Standardized Foods  2025/4
Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soy Protein and Coronary Heart Disease  2025/4
Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization  2025/4
Streamlining Provisions Requiring Disclosure to and Receipt of Written Assurances From Commercial Customers in the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs Rule 2025/4
Modernizing the Standard of Identity for Maple Syrup 2025/4
Amendment of Procedural Requirements for Color Additive Petitions 2025/6
Long-term action
Amendment of Procedural Requirements for Food Additive Petitions  2025/6
Long-term action

[1] The complete publication of the Unified Agenda containing the regulatory agendas for 67 Federal agencies is available to the public at www.reginfo.gov. The online Unified Agenda offers access to the historic Unified Agenda database dating back to 1995.

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