Pivotal Action on Food Dyes Signals Broader Shift in U.S. Food Policy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced sweeping new measures to phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply.
FDA Names Inaugural Dep. Commissioner for Unified Human Foods Program
On August 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the selection of James 'Jim' Jones to serve as the agency's first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. Jones is scheduled to begin at the FDA on September 24.