Sweeteners derived from sugar cane should be listed on ingredient statements as sugar, said the Food and Drug Administration in a guidance document released on May 25 (here). Representing such ingredients as “evaporated cane juice” is considered by FDA to be “false and misleading,” said the agency. Sweeteners derived from sugar cane are not relevant to the percentage juice declaration on beverage labels, so FDA would consider a juice product sweetened with an ingredient derived from sugar cane and labeled as 100% fruit juice to be misbranded, it said. FDA would not object to the addition of one or more truthful, non-misleading descriptors before the common or usual name “sugar,” it said. “Such a descriptor, which could be a coined term, could be used to distinguish the ingredient from white sugar and other sugars on the market by describing characteristics such as source, color, flavor, or crystal size.”
On May 23 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On May 20 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On May 19 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration issued its weekly Enforcement Report for May 18 that lists the status of recalls and field corrections for food, drugs, biologics, and devices (here). The report covers both domestic and foreign firms.
The Food and Drug Administration is finalizing changes in nutrition facts labels on food and dietary supplements. Under one final rule (here), FDA is revising the information required on nutrition facts labels and change how the nutrition facts are presented. That final rule also requires that manufacturers keep records on added sugar, the amount of dietary fiber, and certain vitamin contents, and amends requirements for food for small children and pregnant women. FDA’s other final rule (here) increases recommended serving sizes to bring them into line with current eating habits, and requires an additional column of nutrition information for packages that contain more than one serving but could be consumed in one sitting. Compliance with new labeling requirements is required by July 26, 2019 for small businesses with less than $10 million per year in annual food sales, and by July 26, 2018 for all other businesses.
On May 18 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Food and Drug Administration has received a petition to ban use of several ortho-phthalates in food contact surfaces, it said (here). Comments on the petition, which was filed by environmental and public interest advocacy groups, are due July 19.
On May 17 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On May 16 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of: