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FDA Releases Educational Materials on the New Dietary Ingredient Notification Process for Dietary Supplements
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released two educational videos and a supplemental fact sheet to broaden the dietary supplement industry’s awareness and understanding of the agency’s New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN) review process. These educational materials are intended to help manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements correctly prepare and submit complete NDINs to […]
Read MoreFront-of-Package Labeling Comment Period Extension
May 8, 2025 Today, the FDA published a Federal Register notice to extend the comment period for the proposed rule on a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labeling scheme until July 15, 2025. This action is in response to requests to extend the comment period to allow interested parties additional time to submit comments. The comment period for the proposed rule […]
Read MoreFDA Grants Citizen Petition on Glucomannan as a Dietary Fiber
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it intends to propose that “glucomannan” be added to the definition of dietary fiber. The action is being taken in response to a citizen petition from The Food Lawyers. Dietary fiber that can be declared on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts labels includes certain naturally occurring […]
Read MoreFDA Issues Final Guidance on Serving Sizes, Dual-Column Labeling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final guidance to help manufacturers of packaged foods comply with the FDA’s updated Nutrition Facts labeling regulations. The final guidance addresses serving sizes of foods, including single-serving foods and other foods that can reasonably be consumed at one eating occasion and require dual-column labeling. It finalizes a draft guidance […]
Read MoreFDA, FTC warn against unapproved cannabidiol(CBD) products with unsubstantiated claims
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission posted a joint warning letter to Rooted Apothecary LLC, of Naples, Florida, for illegally selling unapproved products containing cannabidiol (CBD) online with unsubstantiated claims that the products treat teething pain and ear aches in infants, autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s […]
Read MoreUSDA Launches Economic Development Hubs to Support Communities
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2019 — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the launch of the Centers of Community Prosperity (CCP), designed to increase the capacity of rural and under served communities across the country. The program is administered by the USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE). The Centers of Community Prosperity […]
Read MoreFDA releases new guidance for the declaration of added sugars on food labels for single-ingredient sugars syrups and certain cranberry products
Statement from Susan Mayne, Ph.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: Three years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the most comprehensive reform to the Nutrition Facts label since its introduction in 1993. The changes to the label reflect the latest nutritional science available, emphasizing the information that […]
Read MoreFDA Finalizes Guidance to Help Facilities Determine Their Business Size Under FSMA Preventive Controls Regulations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finalized guidance to help facilities determine their business size under the Preventive Controls for Human Food (PC Human Food) and Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PC Animal Food) rules issued in response to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Under the PC Human Food and PC Animal […]
Read MoreFSMA – FDA Releases New Installment of Intentional Adulteration Draft Guidance
Today, the FDA published the second installment of a draft guidance document designed to support compliance with the Intentional Adulteration (IA) Rule under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The FSMA final rule on intentional adulteration is designed to address hazards that may be intentionally introduced to foods, including by acts of terrorism, with […]
Read MoreFDA Issues Two Guidances on Nutrition Facts Label Issues
Contains Nonbinding Recommendations Draft – Not for Implementation November 2018 This guidance is being distributed for comment purposes only. This guidance is intended for conventional food and dietary supplement manufacturers. It will provide questions and answers on topics related primarily to two final rules: (1) “Food Labeling: Serving Sizes of Foods That Can Reasonably Be Consumed […]
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