In the US, safety is the core of the regulation compliance for food ingredients. Currently, there are four main pathways for food ingredient compliance in the US as follows: Food Additive Petition (FAP), Color Additive Petition (CAP), independent conclusion of Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) status, and the Dietary Ingredient (DI) pathway. The first three pathways apply to conventional food ingredients, while the DI pathway applies to a separate category of food ingredients that have their own unique regulatory framework, in which DIs are defined and categorized as new DIs (NDI) or pre-DSHEA DIs. CIRS Group has conducted a brief analysis of the key points of these four pathways, aiming to enable entrepreneurs to select their optimal compliance pathway based on the characteristics of products.

On September 20, 2024, CIRS China made a major breakthrough in the field of food contact materials regulations by successfully obtaining the formal approval of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a US Food Contact Substance Notification (FCN). This achievement not only demonstrates CIRS's professional strength in the field of food contact materials, but also paves the way for the company to explore the international market.