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NuTek Withdraws “Potassium Salt” Citizen Petition

Posted on May 30, 2019
  • NuTek Food Science—the company that filed a 2016 citizen petition to obtain FDA permission to label potassium chloride as “potassium salt”—has withdrawn its citizen petition.  The company made its decision

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FDA Greenlights Use of “Potassium Chloride Salt” as an Alternative Name for “Potassium Chloride” in Food Labeling

Posted on May 20, 2019
  • Under section 403(i)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), the label of food fabricated from two or more ingredients must bear the common or usual

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Health Canada Urged to Allow the Term “Potassium Salt” on Food Labels

Posted on May 15, 2019
  • In a letter to Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), a number of health advocacy groups, food manufacturers, and food retailers have urged regulators to allow “potassium

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Campbell Soup and Others Support Petition to Allow the Term ‘Potassium Salt’ on Ingredient Labels

Posted on January 12, 2017
  • As reported on this blog previously, comments on a citizen petition from NuTek Food Science, LLC requesting that FDA recognize “potassium salt” as an alternate name for potassium chloride were

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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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Salty Situation: Salt Institute Slams “Potassium Salt” Petition

Posted on August 31, 2016

FDA’s approval of a “potassium salt” citizen petition could represent a potential windfall for potassium chloride manufacturers while assisting food companies in complying with FDA’s goal of reducing sodium consumption. …
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