The next four years of federal food and health leadership could bring changes to what packaging materials are allowed in the U.S. market.
Trump [has] highlighted the [need] to evaluate “harmful chemicals poisoning” the U.S. food supply and address a “chronic disease epidemic.”
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As part of a push to “Make America Healthy Again,” Kennedy has suggested he wants to crack down on food additives. He also previously said that “entire departments” within [the] FDA “have to go.”
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While individuals associated with the incoming administration haven’t necessarily spoken directly about packaging, there are potential clues from figures such as Kennedy, said Brandon Neuschafer, partner at Arnold & Porter. Kennedy’s concerns about food additives and other chemicals may cross over to packaging, he suggested.
Though there’s always opportunity for change with an agency transition, there are two additional notable circumstances at play this time [and the] FDA’s food division is already undergoing a major reorganization, [with] signals that the incoming administration wants to change how FDA works.
