FDA Launches Postmarket Chemical Review Program to Ensure Food Safety
- On May 19, 2025, the federal agency responsible for regulating food and drugs introduced a new program to enhance the review of chemicals in food products, aiming to increase safety and transparency across the country.
- This program replaces the previous reactive system that depended on citizen petitions and emerging scientific evidence to trigger safety reviews of food chemicals.
- The FDA's framework involves evidence-based prioritization, systematic postmarket reviews, and transparency initiatives targeting chemicals like butylated hydroxyanisole, phthalates, and titanium dioxide.
- FDA Commissioner Martin A. Makary stated, "We are prioritizing our resources" and creating a program that "consumers can trust and rely on" to address chronic disease risks.
- This proactive, science-driven approach aims to protect public health, enhance consumer choice, and could redefine food chemical safety standards in the United States.
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The Trump administration decided to reinstate previously fired San Francisco Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food scientists following public backlash over mass firings, according to a May 12 press release from California Sen. Adam Schiff. Schiff publicly criticized the decision and urged its reversal in a letter previously sent to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The workers, who had been responsible for food safe…
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