USDA Issues Proposed Rule on National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard; FDA Extends Compliance Date for Nutrition Facts Label Final Rule

USDA Issues Proposed Rule on National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard; FDA Extends Compliance Date for Nutrition Facts Label Final Rule

May 4, 2018, Covington Alert

USDA and FDA each issued a long-awaited rulemaking document affecting food labeling.

FDA issued a final rule extending the compliance date for the Nutrition Facts Label (NFL) Final Rule and the Serving Size Final Rule. For manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual food sales, FDA extended the compliance date for these rules from July 26, 2018 to January 1, 2020; for manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales, FDA extended the compliance date for these rules from July 26, 2019 to January 1, 2021.