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Wayne chats with Sarah Sorscher, Director of Regulatory Affairs at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, and Sarah Gallo, Senior Vice President of Product Policy and Federal Affairs at the Consumer Brands Association. You'll hear their thoughts on the current state of foods at FDA, concerns related to the agency's budget, impacts of the government shutdown on FDA and the Human Foods program, how federal regulation might affect state regulation, changes to the GRAS process and post-market review, how industry is adapting to evolving guidance on ultraprocessed foods, and much more.

Read Sarah Sorscher's statement and article on the Marshall bill.

In our headlines segment, Wayne delves into these major developments: 

FDA returns to work following historic government shutdown

Pharma:

Devices: MD+DI analysis shows slowdown in device regulatory review process

Food: From ProPublica, FDA foreign food safety inspections hit historic low

Cosmetics:  Neutrogena recalls potentially contaminated makeup wipes

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.

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Music by Dvir Silver from Pixabay.