FDA Proposes Rule on ‘Gluten-Free’ Requirements for Fermented, Hydrolyzed and Distilled Foods
- In August 2013, FDA issued a final rule on voluntary “gluten-free” food labeling. The final rule defined “gluten-free”
CLAIMS
Naturally Modified
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- Challenges to “natural” claims continue to proliferate in court rooms across the United
The Nuances of “Natural”
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FDA requests comments on “natural” definition.
- As food industry stakeholders are well aware, the use of the term “natural” in food labeling and advertising is fraught with ambiguity and risk
Eye on the EU: Health & Nutrition Claim Regulation
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European Commission publishes roadmap to evaluate regulation on health and nutrition claims.
- As part of its policy to promote “better regulation,” the European Commission recently announced its plan to evaluate
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Substantiation Showdown
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Bayer prevails over FTC in case addressing claim substantiation for dietary supplements.
- In the dietary supplement advertising area, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) takes enforcement action where companies lack “competent
Made in America (even in California)
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- As previously covered on this blog, a product may bear a “Made in USA”-type (MIU)
Non-GMO News
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NSF International announces new Non-GMO certification program.
- As the food industry knows, “Non-GMO” claims — i.e., claims advertising the non-use of genetic modification (GM) in food production — have become
Free-dom
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Market research firm reports on “free from” trend in snack foods.
- For years, the food industry has been looking for ways to eliminate or reduce the production of foods that
FDA Burns Tobacco
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- FDA has the authority to regulate various tobacco products (cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, and smokeless tobacco)
“Local” News
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“Local” claims could become latest trend in food labeling.
- For years, food marketers have relied on claims such as “organic” and “natural” to attract consumers in the marketplace. “Non-GMO” claims