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Nutrition Facts: Health Groups Call For FDA to Keep July 2018 Compliance Date

Posted on March 8, 2017

As our readership is well aware, in May 2016, FDA issued final rules to implement changes to the nutrition and dietary supplement labeling and serving size regulations. Detailed summaries of

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FDA Reopens Comment Period for Draft Guidance on “Fruit Juice and Vegetable Juice as Color Additives in Food”

Posted on March 1, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, on December 14, 2016, FDA announced the publication of Draft Guidance on “Fruit Juice and Vegetable Juice as Color Additives in Food” to

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Food & Beverage Alliance Asks FDA to Extend PCHF and FSVP Compliance Dates

Posted on February 28, 2017

An alliance of 17 food and beverage trade groups has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend the compliance dates for supplier verification under the Preventive Controls for

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FDA announces public meeting to obtain input on the use of the term “healthy” in the labeling of human food

Posted on February 16, 2017

Today, FDA announced a public meeting to give interested persons an opportunity to discuss the use of the term “healthy” in the labeling of human food.

As previously covered on

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FDA Releases Tips for Industry on Crafting Food Guidance Documents

Posted on February 2, 2017

As our readership is well aware, FDA regularly issues guidance documents that provide the Agency’s current thinking on how best to comply with laws and regulations governing food, feed and

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FDA Denies Methylmercury Labeling Petition for Seafood

Posted on February 1, 2017

FDA has denied a petition seeking to require methylmercury labeling on seafood. (subscription to Food Chemical News is required)

Mercury exposure via seafood consumption has been a health concern for

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Nonprofit Group Tells FDA High-Sugar Foods Should Not Bear “Healthy” Claims

Posted on January 30, 2017

The Union of Concerned Scientists has petitioned FDA to establish “disqualifying levels” of added sugars that would prohibit use of “healthy” labeling. (subscription to Law 360 required)

“Healthy” claims on

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FDA Requests Comments on Foods Derived from Genome Edited Plants

Posted on January 26, 2017

As our readership is well aware, foods from genetically engineered (GE) plants must meet the same food safety requirements as foods derived from traditionally bred plants under the Federal Food,

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USDA Publishes Proposed Rule to Revamp Its Biotechnology Regulations

Posted on January 23, 2017

For decades, the United States government has regulated genetically modified organisms (GMOs) under a regulatory framework called the “Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology” (Coordinated Framework). The

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FDA Releases Draft Guidance to Help Sprout Operations Comply with Produce Safety Rule

Posted on January 19, 2017

By way of background, the Produce Safety Rule under FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act implemented new requirements applicable to sprout operations. Sprouts present a unique risk because the conditions under

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