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FDA 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 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Contains Nonbinding Recommendations Draft – Not for Implementation November 2018 This guidance is being distributed for comment purposes only.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 […]
Read MoreFDA Removes 7 Synthetic Flavoring Substances from Food Additives List
The FDA is amending its food additive regulations in response to two food additive petitions, to no longer allow for the use of a total of 7 synthetic flavoring substances and flavor enhancers (adjuvants). The FDA determined that the data presented in one of the petitions submitted to the FDA by Breast Cancer Fund, Center […]
Read MoreAre You a Food Facility Required to Register? FDA Has Issued Two New Guidance Documents to Help Facilities Meet Their Registration Requirements
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued two guidance documents to help food facilities meet their registration requirements under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). One of the documents being published today is the seventh edition of a guidance to help the owners and operators of facilities that manufacture/process, pack, or […]
Read MoreHP Hood LLC Recalls Vanilla Almond Breeze Almond Milk due to Possible Milk Allergen
HP Hood LLC is voluntarily recalling a limited number of half-gallon (1.89 L) cartons of refrigerated Vanilla Almond Breeze almond milk because the product may contain milk, an allergen not listed on the label. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they […]
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FDA Issues Guidance on Dietary Fiber
June 14, 2018 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued guidance and a supporting science review identifying eight additional non-digestible carbohydrates (NDCs) that the agency intends to propose to add to the list of non-digestible carbohydrates that meet the definition of “dietary fiber” that was established in the Nutrition Facts label final rule. The […]
Read MoreFSMA Update – FDA Issues New Guide to Help Food Facilities Meet Registration Requirements
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) https://www.fda.gov/fsma FDA Issues New Guide to Help Food Facilities Meet Registration Requirements May 25, 2018 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG) to help food facilities meet their registration requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The FD&C […]
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