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Canada finalizes Changes to Nutrition Facts Label Requirements

Posted on January 4, 2017
  • By way of background, on October 24, 2016, Canada’s Minister of Health launched the Healthy Eating Strategy for Canada. Part of this strategy involves revising Canada’s food labeling requirements over

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FSIS Proposes Amended Nutrition Labeling Requirements for Meat and Poultry Products

Posted on December 2, 2016
  • As previously covered on this blog, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently issued a notice announcing that meat and poultry manufacturers may voluntarily use FDA guidelines on

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FDA Issues Request For Information and Draft Guidance on Fiber on the Nutrition Facts Label

Posted on November 22, 2016
  • As previously covered on this blog, FDA published a final rule on revisions to nutrition labeling requirements on May 27, 2016.  The final rule requires that only certain naturally

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FSIS Issues Notice on Nutrition Facts Labeling

Posted on November 11, 2016

FSIS has issued a notice indicating that meat and poultry manufacturers may voluntarily use FDA guidelines on nutrition labeling pending the issuance of updated FSIS Nutrition Facts labeling requirements.

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FDA Requests Comments on Appropriate RACCs for Flavored Nut Butter Spreads

Posted on November 3, 2016

Following on the recent issuance of a final rule updating reference amounts customarily consumed (RACCs) for various foods, FDA has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on the appropriate RACCs …
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Tracking Compliance Dates for FDA Nutrition Initiatives

Posted on October 11, 2016

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received a number of questions on the timing of compliance dates for its nutrition initiatives. In response, the Agency published a reminder…
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Fruit Labeling Accuracy Act of 2016 Would Prohibit Added Sugars Labeling for Naturally Tart Fruits

Posted on September 29, 2016
  • As reported on May 20, 2016 on this blog, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final rules to implement changes to nutrition labeling requirement in the U.S. In

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Nutrition Facts FAQs

Posted on August 9, 2016

FDA publishes resources to assist food industry with compliance with revised nutrition labeling requirements.

  • As food manufacturers know, in May 2016, FDA issued final rules to implement changes to the

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FDA Guidance: Nutrients in Small Amounts

Posted on July 8, 2016

FDA finalizes guidance on declaration of small amounts of nutrients and dietary ingredients on nutrition labels.

  • In August 2015, FDA issued a draft guidance document stating the Agency’s policy on

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Nutrition Facts Pressure

Posted on June 14, 2016

Consumer protection group urges expedited compliance with new nutrition labeling requirements.

  • As previously covered on this blog, FDA recently issued its long-awaited final rules to revise the nutrition and

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