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 [...]
There is a bill before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions that would drastically alter the path to market for new food ingredients. As an observer of FDA, I expect that this bill will have ramifications for the dietary supplement industry and the New Dietary Ingredient Notification process.
FDA has issued new policies affecting the food, dietary supplement, drug, and medical device industries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hindsight and 2020: A look back at FDA activities in 2019 and a look forward to 2020.
New rules on bioengineered food labeling along with updates to food labeling and the farm bill to end 2018.
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 [...]
Updated June 13, 2017: Today FDA announced that they will extend the compliance dates for the new nutrition facts labels but they have not announced what the new dates will be. Here is the information published on the FDA website: "FDA Intends to Extend Compliance [...]
On August 11, 2016 FDA published their long-awaited revised draft guidance on New Dietary Ingredient Notifications. The guidance contains numerous requirements that will significantly affect the dietary supplement industry and establishes a 60 day comment period if manufacturers wish to affect the final rule. The [...]
Updated May 19, 2016: New Menu Labeling Guidance was published on May 5, 2016 so the enforcement date for the regulations is May 5, 2017. See the full post here: http://fdasimplified.com/blog/ Updated March 9, 2016: FDA announced that they will delay enforcement of menu labeling [...]