At FDA Compliance Simplified we enjoy working with companies of all sizes. Some of our clients are brand owners but not manufacturers. They team with contract manufacturers to produce shelf-ready products. This can sometimes make it hard to get the information we need to ensure [...]
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 [...]
Update February 17, 2022: Please use this link to view the UNPA webinar "In the BEginning"... Dietary Supplements Supply Chain Starts with Ag mentioned in the original post. The webinar opens with a general introduction and the presentations begin as indicated below. Good Agricultural and [...]
Many of you will recall that the 2016 updates to food nutrition labeling included a lower percent daily value for sodium (2300 mg/day). Along with that, the update proposed that there should be a gradual reduction in sodium levels. Last week FDA published a final [...]
Very few vegan protein products found in the U.S. market include corrected protein daily values in their nutrition or supplement facts boxes.
On December 21, 2018 USDA published their final rule on bioengineered food disclosure labeling, commonly known as “GMO labeling”. The rule adheres to the stipulations in the enabling legislation and is based on the current science but may not satisfy consumers.
On June 14, 2018 FDA published two guidance documents on dietary fiber. “Dietary fiber” was not defined per se prior to the publication of the revised nutrition labeling regulations of 2016. The 2016 definition for dietary fiber has two parts. First, it includes “non-digestible soluble [...]
Update September 29, 2017: FDA announced extension of the compliance dates for the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts label final rule and the Serving Size final rule to January 1, 2020, for manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual sales. The new date for [...]
Hello! Everyone who eats believes they know at least a little bit about food labels; some even think they understand them completely. But folks in the food business know that labels can be surprisingly complicated and sometimes even frustrating. In the past several months [...]
The Federal Trade Commission in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration has announced that they have issued warning letters to several companies who are making claims regarding omega 3 fatty acids and brain and vision function. The agencies are seeking information regarding the substantiation [...]
Hello! I received the following email from FDA today and wanted to pass it along to you. Please let me know if you have any questions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a new way to head off potential cases of foodborne illness – [...]