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Foods Program Regulations Under Development

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget publishes the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions each spring and fall.[1]  The Unified Agenda promotes transparency by providing information about most regulations administrative agencies, including FDA, plan to publish in the near and long term. While we intend to publish regulations according to timelines listed in the Unified Agenda, several factors may impact FDA’s ability to do so, including, for example, new Administration priorities, emerging public health issues, or other extenuating circumstances. 

The following is a list of FDA Foods Program regulations included on the current Unified Agenda:

Regulation TitleGoal Publication Date
Use of Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde-Releasing Chemicals as an Ingredient in Hair Smoothing Products or Hair Straightening Products Proposed Rule

2025/3

 

Color Additive Certification; Increase in Fees for Certification Services Final Rule2025/4
Amendments to Registration of Food Facilities Proposed Rule2025/5
Certifications Concerning Imported Foods Proposed Rule2025/5
Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food Proposed Rule2025/5
Rulemaking to Provide by Regulation that an Ingredient Is Not Excluded From the Dietary Supplement Definition Proposed Rule2025/5
Cheeses and Related Cheese Products; Proposal to Permit the Use of Ultrafiltered Milk Final Rule2025/6
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: Amendments to Exemption Provisions in the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Regulation Proposed Rule2025/7
Use of Salt Substitutes to Reduce the Sodium Content in Standardized Foods Final Rule2025/9
Fish and Shellfish; Canned Tuna Standard of Identity and Standard of Fill of Container Final Rule2025/10
Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals Proposed Rule2025/10
Streamlining Provisions Requiring Disclosure to and Receipt of Written Assurances From Commercial Customers in the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs Rule Proposed Rule 2025/10
Food Standards of Identity Modernization; Pasteurized Orange Juice Proposed Rule2025/10
Revocation of Adjuvants for Pesticide Use Dilutions in Foods Final Rule2025/10
Amendment of Procedural Requirements for Food Additive Petitions Proposed Rule 

Long-Term Action 

2026/9

Amendment of Procedural Requirements for Color Additive Petitions Proposed Rule

Long-Term Action

2026/9

Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization Proposed Rule

Long-Term Action

2026/9

Food Labeling: Health Claims; Soy Protein and Coronary Heart Disease Proposed Rule

Long-Term Action

2026/10

Modernizing the Standard of Identity for Maple Syrup Proposed Rule

Long-Term Action

2026/10

[1] The complete publication of the Unified Agenda containing the regulatory agendas for 67 Federal agencies is available to the public at www.reginfo.gov. The online Unified Agenda offers access to the historic Unified Agenda database dating back to 1995.

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