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Final Comments on USDA’s BE Labeling Rule Debate Disclosure for Highly Refined Foods and Ingredients

Posted on July 6, 2018
  • The comment period on USDA’s proposed requirements to implement the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS) closed on July 3. As previously reported on this blog, when USDA asked

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New Poll Shows Consumer Confusion Abounds Over Date labels

Posted on August 4, 2017
  • As previously covered on this blog, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) launched an initiative this past February to streamline and standardize the wording

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Potential New Head of FDA Open to Delaying Nutrition Facts Label Changes

Posted on April 6, 2017
  • As previously covered on this blog, in May 2016, FDA issued final rules to implement changes to the nutrition and dietary supplement labeling and serving size regulations. Mandatory compliance

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New Date Labeling Initiative Launched to Reduce Consumer Confusion

Posted on February 23, 2017
  • Supermarket shelves are overflowing with food and beverage products sporting a dizzying array of date labels.  The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) report (here

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Scaling Back Sodium: GMA Comments on Short-term Sodium Reduction Guidelines

Posted on October 27, 2016

The Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) has requested that the short-term sodium reduction goals be extended to at least four years, and that FDA account for differing functional roles of …
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Food Industry Generally Supports Extending POS Signage for Calif. Prop 65 BPA Warnings

Posted on October 4, 2016

The food and beverage industry generally supports extending the use of point-of-sale (POS) signage to indicate exposures from bisphenol A (BPA) present in cans, lids, and caps of packaged food…
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GMA and Vermont Agree to Drop GMO Lawsuit

Posted on September 2, 2016

The food industry, led by the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA), and Vermont have agreed to dismiss a federal lawsuit that challenged a state law requiring the labeling of certain …
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