News from CRIS: Special Edition - FDA's 2026 Priorities

February 23, 2026

The FDA's Human Foods Program recently released its 2026 Priority Deliverables, which focus heavily on chemical ingredient safety. The Center for Research on Ingredient Safety has gone through each priority and connected it to the work that CRIS has already published, so you don't have to go looking. 

Where information gaps exist, they will focus on filling those spaces with evidence-based information. As always, if there is a specific topic you’d like to learn more about, please email CRIS or submit your idea to them at go.msu.edu/cris-idea.

Jump to:

• GRAS Reform — Requiring Mandatory GRAS Notifications
• Post-Market Reviews — Safety Reassessments: Phthalates, BHA, BHT, Propylparaben
• Microplastics — Detecting & Quantifying Microplastics in Food
• Closer to Zero — Action Levels for Heavy Metals in Baby & Toddler Foods
• Color Additives — Phasing Out Petroleum Dyes, Expediting Natural Alternatives
• Dietary Supplements — NDI Guidance & Oversight Modernization
• Labeling — Caffeine Labeling Guidelines
• Front of Package Labeling — Moving Toward a Final Rule
• Added Sugar & Sodium — New Reduction Strategies

 Read the full article at: https://cris.msu.edu/news/special-edition/special-edition-fdas-2026-priorities/