FDA food additive guide written by the industry it regulates
A guide to food additive regulation, co-authored by a food industry consulting group, is now used by the FDA to train its own staff.
By Foodie Pundit Newsroom - Published - Updated - Section: Policy Regulation
Key points
- A guide used to train FDA staff on food additive regulations was co-authored by an industry consulting group.
- The FDA, which decides the safety of food additives, is using material created in part by a group representing the industry it regulates.
- This creates an overlap where the industrys perspective is embedded in the regulators own training.
- The provided federal records establish the authorship and use of the guide but do not contain financial details about its creation or procurement.
- The public docket on Regulations.gov, FDA-2025-N-3262, is the place to watch for future developments on this issue.
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