- As we have previously blogged about, Health Canada published front-of-pack (FOP) labeling regulations in 2022, which require warnings for most foods high in saturated fat, sugars, and/or sodium. See also
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FDA Proposes Front-of-Pack Nutrition Label Rule
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- On January 14, 2025, FDA issued a pre-publication version of a proposed rule requiring a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label on most packaged foods. The proposed FOP nutrition label would highlight
FDA’s Nutrition Labeling Rule Advances to OMB Amid Senate Hearing on Diabetes and Obesity
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- On November 21, 2024, FDA’s Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling rule was advanced to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. FDA is proposing a standardized labeling system
Senator Sanders Calls for Robust Front of Pack Labeling Requirements
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- Earlier this month, Senator Bernie Sanders, who chairs the Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), sent a letter to FDA commissioner Robert Califf in which he urged
Updates to Mexico’s Front of Pack Label Warnings
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- Last month, phase 2 of Mexico’s front of pack (FOP) labeling regulations went into effect, triggering certain changes to the thresholds for FOP warnings.
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FDA Publishes Notice About FOP Labeling Consumer Research
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- On June 15, the FDA published a 30-day procedural notice on its plans to conduct a study about front of package (FOP) labeling, entitled “Quantitative Research on Front of Package
FDA Petitioned for Front-Of-Pack Nutrition Labeling
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- 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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Health Canada Issues Front-Of-Pack Labeling Regulation
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- As part of Canada’s comprehensive “Healthy Eating Strategy” aimed at helping Canadians make more healthful food choices, Health Canada has published new front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labeling regulations covering
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FDA Seeks OMB Approval of Consumer Research Plans for “Healthy” Symbol
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- We reported on FDA’s May 7, 2021 announcement of plans to conduct quantitative research studies to explore consumer responses to draft Front of Pack (FOP) symbols that manufacturers could voluntarily
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FDA Notice Concerning “Healthy” Symbol
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- Since launching in 2018, the FDA Nutrition Innovation Strategy (NIS) has included the possibility of FDA introducing a new symbol that could be used to convey the nutrient content claim