FDA Encourages Manufacturers to Clearly Declare All Uses of Sesame in Ingredient List on Food Labels
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a draft guidance encouraging food manufacturers to voluntarily declare sesame in the ingredient list on food labels. On Oct. 30, 2018, the FDA issued a notice inviting data and information on the occurrence and severity of sesame allergies in the U.S. and the prevalence of sesame-containing foods […]
Sugar’s Up. Vitamin A Is Out. The Deets on the New FDA Nutrition Label
One of the easiest ways to know what’s *actually* in your favorite store-bought foods – the heat-and-eat tamales, instant udon, or that strawberry granola you can’t live without – is to check out the nutrition facts label located on the back of the package. The nutrition facts label hadn’t had a major update in 20 […]
FDA Slaps Six Sweets Sellers With Fine Of Rs 17,000
Nashik: The Food and Drugs Administration, Nashik, has started taking action against sweetmeat shop owners in the city if they have not started putting the ‘best before date’ on sweets which are sold in loose In the past four days, the FDA has slapped six sweet sellers, with a fine of Rs 17,000 for not […]
More labeling changes for sweeteners could come from FDA
WASHINGTON – The US Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 16 requested information about sugars like D-tagatose and isomaltulose that are metabolized differently than sugar. Such information eventually could lead the FDA to change how the sweeteners are labeled on the Nutrition Facts Label in a way that could make sugar reduction less difficult to […]
FSSAI makes masking FBOs’ info on food samples with stickers compulsory
The apex food regulator, FSSAI, has issued a draft of regulations prescribing the set of rules for sampling and analysis of food products wherein additional conditions are included in the rules related to procedure for taking samples and manner of sending them for analysis. Called the Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Rules, 2020, the draft […]
Directions regarding display of “Date of Manufacturing” and “Best Before Date” in case of Sweets -Reg.
1.In suppression of the previous order dated 24.02.2020 issued on the subject cited above, in the public interest and to ensure food safety, it has been decided that in case of non-packaged/loose sweets, the container/ tray holding sweets at the outlet for sale should display the “Best Before Date” of the product mandatorily with effect […]
FDA announces additional flexibility for new nutrition labeling requirements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a recent Constituent Update that it is providing additional flexibility to food manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales in complying with FDA’s new nutrition labeling requirements (1). Although the January 1, 2021, compliance date will remain in place for manufacturers with annual […]
Will the real “whole grain” please stand up?
When it comes to finding whole grain foods, the current labels are failing us. There are no words, symbols, signs, or labels that can guarantee the food on the shelf is 100 percent whole grain, even if it says it is. He developed a new biochemical analysis to determine precisely how much whole grain flour […]