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FDA Issues Final Rules on Changes to Nutrition Labels
May 23, 2016, Covington Alert
On Friday, May 20, 2016, FDA issued two final rules to revise the nutrition labeling requirements for conventional foods and dietary supplements—the first major revisions to the nutrition labels since they were originally required over 20 years ago. Recognizing a shift in the average American’s consumption habits and understanding of the Nutrition Facts label, the two rules include changes to the content and format of the Nutrition Facts label, as well as to the reference amounts that determine the serving sizes of conventional foods. FDA also finalized conforming changes to the Supplement Facts label.
March 30, 2018, Covington Alert
Yesterday (March 29), FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb kicked off the agency’s Nutrition Innovation Strategy in his keynote address, “Reducing the Burden of Chronic Disease,” delivered at the National Food Policy forum. The Strategy is intended to promote public health through improved nutrition, encourage industry innovation to create more healthful products, ...
March 5, 2018, Covington Alert
On March 1, FDA issued several guidance documents related to the nutrition facts label (NFL) final rule, including: the long-awaited final guidance on the scientific evaluation of petitions requesting approval of ingredients as dietary fiber; a draft guidance on how to declare added sugars on honey, maple syrup, and certain cranberry products; a final guidance ...
January 5, 2017, Covington Alert
Yesterday, FDA issued a long-anticipated draft guidance intended to help industry comply with the agency’s May 2016 final rules modernizing nutrition labeling. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the draft guidance (Q&A Draft Guidance) provides information related to the compliance date, labeling of added sugars, rounding of the declaration of ...