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Use of Salt Substitutes Expanded to Help Lower Sodium Intake

Posted on March 30, 2023

On March 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed changes to the standards of identity (SOIs) for foods that include salt to permit the use of

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company that filed a 2016 citizen petition to obtain FDA permission to label potassium chloride as “potassium salt”—has withdrawn its citizen petition.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

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

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

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

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…
Continue Reading Tracking Compliance Dates for FDA Nutrition Initiatives

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. …
Continue Reading Salty Situation: Salt Institute Slams “Potassium Salt” Petition