FDA’s and USDA’s Upcoming New Regulations and the Delays By Cori Annapolen Goldberg and Sung W. Park As food regulatory attorneys, we become somewhat excited when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues a new law or policy; we think about how it affects our clients and whether the new law or policy truly promotes the public good. What we often notice, however, is that implementation of such rule or policies often becomes delayed, or an extra grace period is provided for the companies to comply. Such enforcement discretion can be helpful in ensuring that the changes in laws do not affect business negatively. Although the agencies may delay enforcement again, we wanted to take this opportunity (and the extra time) to address a few questions regarding the new regulations.