FDA's 2026 Food Priorities

Wayne chats with David Lennarz, President of Registrar Corp., and Dr. Susan Mayne, Adjunct Professor at the Yale School of Public Health and former Director of FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. You'll hear their thoughts on the Human Foods Program's 2026 priority deliverables; how the new food pyramid/dietary guidelines may impact food and nutrition policy; the state of FDA's focus on food dyes; the latest labeling and ingredient disclosure; the direction of infant formula following recent recalls; GRAS reform and general food safety oversight; and much more. In our headlines segment, Wayne highlights these major developments: FDA reports efficiencies with ImportShield Program Pharma: FDA and EMA jointly issue 10 guiding principles on AI in drug and biologics development Devices: FDA increases scrutiny of direct-to-consumer self-collection kits by treating certain collection devices as regulated medical devices Food: FDA's Human Foods Program released 2026 priority deliverables Cosmetics: Cosmetics products potentially exposed to rodents and rodent activity at Minnesota distribution facility  In our Resource Links segment, we list key documents in our four core areas. To view these links, subscribe, or find out more information about our podcast, visit FDAWatch.net. Want to be a sponsor, marketing partner, or guest, or provide feedback on the podcast? Email us at [email protected].  Music by Dvir Silver from Pixabay.