FDA Issues Guidance on Upcoming Nutrition Facts Label Changes
The Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 2 issued new guidance documents to assist companies in complying with upcoming changes to nutrition facts labels. A final guidance document issued by the agency includes questions and answers to help manufacturers determine…
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how to calculate added sugars in their products under certain circumstances. Other topics include compliance, label formats, and the declaration of quantitative amounts of vitamins and minerals. Another FDA draft guidance includes information on serving sizes under the new labeling framework, with information on the definition of a single-serving container, reference amounts customarily consumed, dual-column labeling and requirements relating to chewing gum and to multi-unit retail food packages. The new requirements start to take effect in 2020, with small businesses given until 2021 to comply (see 1805030053).