FDA Issues Dietary Fiber Guidance and Scientific Review of 26 Fibers

FDA Issues Dietary Fiber Guidance and Scientific Review of 26 Fibers

November 30, 2016, Covington Alert

On November 22, FDA issued two long-anticipated dietary fiber documents that inform its May 2016 revisions to the nutrition information required to appear on food labels: the Draft Guidance for Industry: Scientific Evaluation of the Evidence on the Beneficial Physiological Effects of Isolated or Synthetic Non-digestible Carbohydrates Submitted as a Citizen Petition (21 CFR 10.30) (Draft Guidance) and the Science Review of Isolated and Synthetic Non-Digestible Carbohydrates (Science Review). FDA also provided a webpage with Questions and Answers for Industry on Dietary Fiber (Dietary Fiber Q&A).