The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its list of chemicals under the agency’s review. The agency first published the list in July 2023 to provide insight into its post-market assessment of chemicals in the food supply. FDA will continue to update the list periodically.

The updated list includes select food ingredients (including food additives and color additives), food contact substances, and contaminants under FDA review. The list now includes the date FDA’s review was initiated, the date of the most recent risk management action, and links for the public to provide input (where applicable).

The chemicals new to the list are:

• Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)
• Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)
• Azodicarbonamide (ADA)
• Blue dye 1
• Blue dye 2
• Green dye 3
• Red dye 40
• Yellow dye 5
• Yellow dye 6.

FDA is also reviewing the presence of opiate alkaloids on poppy seeds.

To facilitate FDA’s post-market scientific assessments of BHA, BHT, and ADA, the agency intends to seek data and information from stakeholders in the near future.

In addition, lead as a food contact substance has been separated from lead as a contaminant and is being given its own entry on the updated list.

Finally, FDA is also taking steps to expedite its review of chemicals included in previous updates like phthalates, propylparaben, and titanium dioxide.

View the list here.