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FDA Proposes to Amend Canned Tuna Standard

Posted on August 25, 2023
  • On August 25, the FDA published a proposed rule to revise the standard of identity and standard of fill of container for canned tuna. If finalized, the proposed rule would:
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FDA Responds to CSPI’s Sesame Allergen Labeling Petition

Posted on August 18, 2023
  • On July 26, the FDA responded to a January 30, 2023 citizen petition filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) regarding sesame allergen labeling by denying
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FDA Petitioned to Set Added Sugar Reduction Targets

Posted on May 9, 2023
  • Last month the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) petitioned FDA to issue voluntary guidance aimed
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CSPI Petitions FDA to Take Action to Reduce Sodium in Food

Posted on April 18, 2023
  • Earlier this month, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a nonprofit with a mission to improve public health through better nutrition and safer food, petitioned FDA to
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FDA Petitioned for Front-Of-Pack Nutrition Labeling

Posted on August 10, 2022
  • The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), the Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Administrators (ASNNA), and the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN) submitted a Citizen Petition

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PETA Petitions USDA-FSIS to Remove Animal Raising Claims from Label Approval Process

Posted on July 5, 2022
  • On June 27th, the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) submitted a petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) requesting that

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FDA Denies Request to Exempt D-Tagatose from Added Sugar Labeling

Posted on May 24, 2022
  • In a letter dated May 18, 2022, FDA denied a citizen petition from Bonumose LLC which requested that the Agency (1) exempt D-tagatose from classification as an “Added Sugar” and

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Sugar Association Files Supplemental Petition Urging Regulatory Changes for Artificially Sweetened Foods

Posted on March 11, 2022
  • This week the Sugar Association submitted a Supplemental petition (“Supplement”) to FDA to further support the Association’s June 2020 petition Misleading Labeling Sweeteners and Request for Enforcement Action (“Petition”). 

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FDA Grants Citizen Petition on Acacia (Gum Arabic) as a Dietary Fiber

Posted on December 20, 2021
  • FDA’s definition of “dietary fiber” at 21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(i) identifies seven soluble, isolated or synthetic non-digestible carbohydrates (NDCs) that have been determined by FDA to have physiological effects that are

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FDA Proposes to Revoke Standard of Identity for French Dressing

Posted on December 22, 2020
  • For the second time this week, FDA has proposed to revoke a standard of identity (SOI), this time for French dressing. (For our blog post on the proposed revocation of

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