Food & Nutrition



USDA Approves Three State Waivers to Exclude Food and Beverages From SNAP 

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, joined by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., signed three waiver requests in Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah to restrict certain foods and beverages from being purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Arkansas’ waiver will restrict the purchase of candy, soda, fruit and vegetable drinks with less than 50% natural juice, and unhealthy drinks from SNAP beginning July 1, 2026. Idaho's waiver will restrict the purchase of candy and soda and Utah’s waiver will restrict the purchase of soft drinks from SNAP, both beginning January 1, 2026. These approved state waiver requests follow the agency’s other signed waivers in Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska last month.

House Introduces Do or Dye Act of 2025

Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) introduced legislation that would codify FDA’s April 2025 directive to phase out eight artificial dyes from the U.S. food supply. The Do or Dye Act of 2025 would deem food as adulterated if it contains citrus red 2 and orange B beginning December 31, 2025, and deem food as adulterated if it contains red dye 40, blue dye 1, blue dye 2, yellow dye 5, yellow dye 6, and green dye 3 beginning December 31, 2026. The legislation seeks to support the Trump Administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) initiative.

Food Safety



FDA Releases Materials on Dietary Ingredient Notification Process for Supplements

FDA released two educational videos and a supplemental fact sheet to broaden the dietary supplement industry’s awareness and understanding of the agency’s New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN) review process. The new educational materials are intended to help simplify the process for manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements to prepare and submit complete NDINs to FDA. 

Global

WHO Issues Call for Data on Nutrition Integration into Climate-Health Policies

The World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) issued a call for data from interested Member States to complement data that is being identified by the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH). The WHO is seeking relevant data, evidence, and documentation on the integration of nutrition-related actions into national climate health policies. The ATACH Task Teams on the integration of nutrition in climate-health policies serves to develop guidance to support the integration of nutrition in Member States’ climate-health policies. The Task Team will develop a supplementary guidance focusing on the nexus of climate-nutrition-food systems and health and social impacts. The deadline to submit data is June 30, 2025.

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