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On May 27, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. FDA–2012–N–1210] amending its labeling regulations for conventional foods and dietary supplements to provide updated nutrition information on the label to assist consumers in maintaining healthy dietary practices. The updated information is consistent with current data on the associations between nutrients and chronic diseases, health related conditions, physiological endpoints, and/or maintaining a healthy dietary pattern that reflects current public health conditions in the United States, and corresponds to new information on consumer understanding and consumption patterns. The final rule updates the list of nutrients that are required or permitted to be declared; provides updated Daily Reference Values and Reference Daily Intake values that are based on current dietary recommendations from consensus reports; amends requirements for foods represented or purported to be specifically for children under the age of 4 years and pregnant and lactating women and establishes nutrient reference values specifically for these population subgroups; and revises the format and appearance of the Nutrition Facts label. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of July 26, 2016. On May 27, 2016, the FDA also published in the Federal Register a final rule [Docket No. FDA–2004–N–0258 (Formerly Docket No. 2004N–0456)] to define a single-serving container; require dual-column labeling for certain containers; update, modify, and establish several reference amounts customarily consumed (RACCs); amend the label serving size for breath mints; and make technical amendments to various aspects of the serving size regulations. The FDA is taking this action to provide consumers with more accurate and up-to-date information on serving sizes. Both final rules become effective on July 26, 2016. Compliance date: The compliance date of both final rules is July 26, 2018, for manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual food sales, and July 26, 2019, for manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales. See Federal Register notices for details. |
