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FDA Issues Enforcement Discretion Guidance and Requests Public Comments on Use of “Healthy” in Food Labeling
September 27, 2016, Covington Alert
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a guidance document communicating its intent to exercise enforcement discretion regarding certain uses of “healthy” in food labeling for products that do not meet FDA’s current “healthy” regulatory requirements but that contain predominantly “good fats” or are a good source of certain nutrients (“healthy” guidance). FDA also, separately, requested public comment on the use of the term “healthy” in food labeling, including as a nutrient content claim, and in particular in response to a citizen petition that KIND LLC submitted to FDA last December requesting changes to FDA’s “healthy” regulation (“healthy” notice). FDA has committed to redefining “healthy” to reflect current dietary recommendations and nutrition science.
Food & Beverage MVP: Covington's Jessica O'Connell
December 20, 2016, Law360
Law360 selected Jessica O’Connell as a 2016 Food & Beverage MVP and profiled her involvement in FDA’s decision to review its “healthy” labeling regulations after convincing the agency to refrain from taking legal action against Kind LLC over allegedly misleading labeling of snack bars. According to O’Connell, her intimate understanding of the FDA was helpful as ...
July 14, 2016, Bloomberg BNA
Miriam Guggenheim is quoted in a BNA article regarding legislation passed by Congress creating a national standard for food makers to disclose genetically-modified ingredients. According to Guggenheim, while there is considerable will in the administration to resolve the GMO labeling issue, agency resources would also play a role in the rulemaking timeline. ...
FDA Stirs Debate Over Labeling Authority With Sugar Rule
May 25, 2016, Law360
Miriam Guggenheim is quoted in a Law360 article regarding the FDA’s new rule requiring companies to include information about added sugars on nutrition labels. According to Guggenheim, "There will be those who assert that FDA has not met its First Amendment burden to justify the compelled commercial speech." She continues, "A number of recent cases have ...