FDA Extends Compliance Dates for Nutrition Facts Label Changes

The Food and Drug Administration will extend the compliance dates by about one and a half years for two recent final rules changing requirements for nutrition facts labeling for food, as proposed (see 1709290014), the agency said in a notice. Compliance with the new regulations, which would revise the information required and formatting on nutrition facts labels and increase recommended serving sizes (see 1605200021), will be required by January 2020 for most food manufacturers, and January 2021 for small businesses. The requirements were previously to take effect in July 2018 and July 2019, respectively. The extension comes in response to concerns from industry.