Tick Tock: FDA FFR renewal is due!

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Every two years, you have to remember a U.S. relevant deadline that is surprisingly easy to overlook. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened the 2026 biennial renewal period for Food Facility Registrations (FFR). Facilities subject to registration have from October 1 to December 31, 2026 to renew. Section 415 of the Federal Food, Drug, … Continue reading Tick Tock: FDA FFR renewal is due!

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Posted on by Cesare Varallo

The FDA launched an institutional monitoring platform in April 2025 to track food-industry commitments to eliminate petroleum-derived synthetic dyes by the end of 2027. The program includes major North American brands and varies in scope. The FDA is also reviewing additional dyes as part of this regulatory effort for safer formulations.