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 [...]
2017 was a bit of a wild year with many twists and turns, stops and starts in the form of FDA actions. The agency once more delayed enforcement of restaurant menu labeling regulations; now set for May 7, 2018. The enforcement date for the revised [...]
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 [...]
On August 11, 2016 FDA published their long-awaited revised draft guidance on New Dietary Ingredient Notifications.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 [...]
Update May 22, 2016: Here is a brief summary of the changes to the Nutrition Facts Box: The side by side graphic below shows the current and soon to be required versions of the Nutrition Facts Box. The changes also apply to Supplement Facts Boxes. [...]
I recently participated in the FDA /Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN http://jifsan.umd.edu/) Food and Nutrition webinar. The webinar covered topics including food labeling, infant formula, medical foods, color additives, partially hydrogenated oils and dietary supplements. Most of the presenters that talked [...]
You’ve no doubt heard the news today that FDA is proposing a number of changes to the Nutrition Facts and Dietary Supplement Facts boxes that appear on US products. The proposed rules are based on review of the state of Americans’ health, dietary patterns and [...]