To provide the Food and Drug Administration needed authorities to carry out its regulatory mission with respect to human foods, to provide additional resources and authorities with respect to human foods research, and for other purposes.

This bill seeks to significantly bolster the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) regulatory and research functions concerning human foods. It proposes the establishment of a Human Foods Innovation Account to fund various FDA activities, including critical research grants, the creation of a center of excellence, and public-private partnerships. This account would also support the development of modernized standards for human foods, enhance food safety, and advance nutrition innovation.

The legislation mandates the creation of a permanent Advisory Committee on Human Foods to guide the Commissioner on food science, nutrition, and safety, comprising experts and representatives from consumer and industry groups. Furthermore, it establishes a Critical Research Grant Program to fund studies in areas such as food biotechnology, infant and maternal nutrition, the health impacts of ultra-processed foods and dietary supplements, and the safety of specialty foods like infant formula.

A new center of excellence would be established to improve nutrition science and its intersection with medicine, coordinating FDA programs related to weight loss drugs, food allergies, and the role of nutrition alongside pharmaceutical interventions. The bill also introduces new recordkeeping requirements for processed food recipes, allowing the FDA to access detailed ingredient information, including non-declared contents, which manufacturers would submit for public listing. Finally, it directs the FDA to form a public-private partnership to share information on food packaging materials and recommend limits for chemicals in food and food-contact substances, with regular reports to Congress.