The FDA has proposed a new definition of healthy and related terms for the purpose of food labeling. The current definition became effective in 1994 and focuses on limited levels of total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium to establish a food as “healthy”. Under [...]
Near the end of 2017 FDA published test results from a gluten free food product surveillance project. By way of background, recall that in 2013 FDA published a final rule on gluten free labeling of foods, including dietary supplements. The rule, codified in 21 CFR [...]
Natural claims continue to be prominent on a variety of food and cosmetic product labels. As discussed in a previous post, FDA has not defined natural but requested public input on what the term should mean when used on food labels. The comment period closed [...]
The agency has avoided the issue for years but on November 12, 2015 the FDA published a “Request for Information and Comments” on the use of the term “Natural” in the labeling of human food products Note that the general term "food" includes dietary supplements. [...]