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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 Responds to Three Dietary Fiber Citizen Petitions

Posted on January 15, 2020

On January 10, the FDA announced that it intends to propose that “glucomannan” be added to the definition of dietary fiber at 21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(i). Based on available evidence, FDA

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FDA Announces Citizen Petition to Grant Fiber Status to IMO

Posted on April 9, 2019

As our readers are aware, in May 2016, FDA issued final rules to implement changes to the nutrition labeling and serving size regulation. The final rules regarding nutrition labeling established

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FDA Releases Guidance on Dietary Fiber

Posted on June 15, 2018

Today, June 15, 2018, FDA published in the Federal Register a notice that it has issued “Guidance for Industry: The Declaration of Certain Isolated or Synthetic Non-Digestible Carbohydrates as

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FDA Details Efforts to Implement New Nutrition Facts Labels and Publishes New Practical Guidance

Posted on March 2, 2018

As our readers are aware, in May 2016, FDA issued final rules to implement changes to the nutrition labeling and serving size regulations. On March 1, 2018, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb,

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