Food & Beverage Litigation & Regulatory Update

Category: FDA

  • FDA Guidance on ECJ Labeling to Appear in 2016

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has told a California federal court that the agency will not issue guidance until 2016 about the use of “evaporated cane juice” (ECJ)—which plaintiffs nationwide assert is merely sugar—on food and beverage labeling. Swearingen v. Late July Snacks LLC, No. 13-4324 (N.D. Cal., agency letter filed July 13,…

  • FDA Proposes Added Sugar Details on Nutrition Labels

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued proposed revisions to the required information appearing in food and beverage products’ Nutrition Facts labels. The changes include a required declaration of the percent daily value for added sugars based on the recommendation that daily intake from added sugars not exceed 10 percent of total calories.…

  • Politico Takes President Obama and Congress to Task over Food Safety Reform

    By failing to adequately fund and implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the “Obama administration and Congress have all but squandered an opportunity to give the anemic Food and Drug Administration, which is responsible for the safety of 80 percent of the nation’s food supply, a level of oversight the public long assumed it…

  • FDA Science Board to Tackle Robust Agenda at July 2015 Meeting

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a public meeting of its Science Board for July 29, 2015, at the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Maryland. Among other things, the 21-member group will hear updates by Center for Veterinary Medicine representatives about two scientific initiatives and provide feedback about implementation of certain directives…

  • FDA Issues Supplement to 2013 Food Code

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published modifications to the 2013 Food Code based on recommendations made by industry, regulators and other stakeholders during the 2014 Biennial Meeting of the Conference for Food Protection. The Food Code and its Supplement offer the federal agency’s best advice for minimizing the risk of foodborne illness…

  • FDA Extends Compliance Date for Calorie-Disclosure Labeling Rule

    Citing stakeholder concerns over insufficient time to achieve appropriate implementation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended by one year the compliance date for its controversial menu-labeling rule from December 1, 2015, until December 1, 2016. The new requirements apply to restaurants and similar retail food establishments with more than 20 locations, as well…

  • FDA Revokes GRAS Status of Partially Hydrogenated Oils

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a determination revoking the generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), “the primary dietary source of industrially-produced trans fatty acids.” To comply with the declaratory order, food and beverage companies must remove PHOs from products by June 18, 2018, or request food…

  • FDA Issues Allergen Labeling Guidance

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the availability of industry guidance on food allergen labeling exemptions. Titled “Food Allergen Labeling Exemption Petitions and Notifications,” the guidance reportedly explains the agency’s “current thinking on the preparation of regulatory submissions for obtaining exemptions for ingredients from the labeling requirements for major food allergens in…