FDA Launches Major Deregulation Drive, Targeting 52 Outdated Food Standards to Boost Innovation and Cut Red Tape

FMI urges HHS and FDA to revise Food Traceability Rule

July 15, 2025 Arlington, VA – FMI – The Food Industry Association BB #:162464 submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the agencies’ Request for Information (RFI): Ensuring Lawful Regulation and Unleashing Innovation To Make American Healthy Again. The association emphasized revising the Food Traceability Rule and the proposed rule on front-of-package n…

FDA Launches Major Deregulation Drive, Targeting 52 Outdated Food Standards to Boost Innovation and Cut Red Tape

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a sweeping initiative on Wednesday to revoke or propose revocation of 52 food standards it deems obsolete or unnecessary. The move, part of a broader deregulatory agenda under President Trump’s Executive Order 14192, aims to streamline federal oversight and shift agency resources toward more effective consumer protections. The standards targeted for removal cover a wide array of …

Food industry pushes traceability rule changes amid Trump deregulation effort

FMI is asking the administration for more flexibility on the Food Traceability Rule and to withdraw proposed front-of-pack nutrition label standards.