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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.
November 2, 2016, Covington Alert
Last week, FDA released a draft guidance1 clarifying requirements for the “disclosure statement” provisions of its four major Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules. Entities subject to these provisions must disclose, in documents accompanying the food, that certain hazards have not been controlled. The draft guidance provides insight into the circumstances in which FDA would expect covered entities to utilize the “disclosure statement” provisions, explains how the covered entity should describe the identified hazard, and discusses what type of documents may be used for the disclosure statement. Additionally, FDA reminds industry stakeholders that the entity receiving such a disclosure statement is responsible for taking appropriate steps to ensure that the identified hazards are controlled before the food reaches the consumer.
August 25, 2016
Earlier this week, FDA released five chapters of a multi-chapter draft guidance on hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls for human food. The long-awaited draft guidance is intended to help industry comply with certain requirements of the agency’s final rule for preventive controls for human food (PC rule) under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The PC rule generally requires all FDA-registered domestic and foreign food facilities to establish and implement a food safety system, documented in a written food safety plan that is prepared by a preventive controls qualified individual (PCQI) and includes an analysis of hazards and implementation of risk-based preventive controls (PCs).
July 18, 2016, Covington Alert
On July 14, 2016, FDA published its amended final regulations for registration of domestic and foreign food facilities under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Registration is required for such facilities that manufacture/process, pack, or hold food for human or animal consumption. The final rule codifies a number of provisions that were mandated by FSMA and already in effect under that law, and adds some new requirements.