GLP-1 is driving demand for nutrient-dense foods and innovative ingredients. AFR examines Novel Foods, GRAS, claims and regulatory readiness for ingredient manufacturers.
GLP-1 Foods: Regulatory Issues for Food Brands and Ingredient Manufacturers
25 September 2026by Advanced Food Regulation
Developing foods or ingredients for the GLP-1 market? AFR examines Novel Foods, GRAS, health claims, formulation, fortification and UK, EU and US market access.
The GLP-1 Grocery Effect: How Weight-Loss Medications Are Impacting UK Foods
24 September 2026by Advanced Food Regulation
How are GLP-1 weight-loss drugs changing the UK food industry? AFR examines changing consumer demand, food reformulation, retail, dairy, agriculture and supply chains.
Advanced Food Refulation Comments on the FDA’s Proposed Amendments to GRAS
17 August 2026by Advanced Food Regulation
At the date of this submission, AFR is supporting nine active regulatory applications and more than eleven businesses pursuing US market entry strategies across various regulated food types and products, including matters involving the GRAS framework.
The UK Government has now published a series of guidance documents designed to help businesses prepare for the forthcoming UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement.
The politics of the SPS Agreement and the dominance or subservience of one party to others inherent within the current framework is not for us to comment upon, but the existence of an SPS Agreement does fall within our remit as regulatory professionals.
Driving Global Food Innovation Through Regulatory Excellence
24 February 2026by Advanced Food Regulation
At Advanced Food Regulation (AFR) our mission has remained clear: to enable innovative food businesses to navigate complex regulatory landscapes and achieve successful market authorisation across multiple jurisdictions with confidence.
1/7/25 FSA Update on CBD & THC Levels and Consequential Changes to the Public List Explained
30 June 2025by Advanced Food Regulation
The FSA recently engaged with CBD market Stakeholders (of which TCC were one) to set out their intentions in respect of proposed changes to the manner in which the market will be regulated
US HHS Secretary Kennedy directs FDA to explore rulemaking to eliminate pathway for companies to self-affirm food ingredients are safe.
First ink jet, then laser and now food – Printing in the next Age. 3D food printing is a process that uses edible materials to create food in three dimensions.
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