Nutrition Facts: Health Groups Call For FDA to Keep July 2018 Compliance Date
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
  • As our readership is well aware, in May 2016, FDA issued final rules to implement changes to the nutrition and dietary supplement labeling and serving size regulations.  Mandatory compliance with the new nutrition labeling requirements for food products that are initially introduced into interstate commerce is currently slated for July 26, 2018 (or July 26, 2019 for manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales).

  • In a letter dated February 24, 2017, a number of health advocacy groups urged FDA to stick with the July 28, 2018 mandatory compliance date for the updated nutrition facts rule noting that food companies have been afforded ample time to prepare for the change in labeling requirements.  Signatories of the letter include, but are not limited to: the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, and the American Institute for Cancer Research.  The February 24th letter comes on the heels of the House Freedom Caucus’ push to have the nutrition facts rule added to a list of federal regulations for possible review and revocation by the Trump administration.

  • Given that many in the industry have started down the path of compliance with the updated nutrition facts rule, it is not immediately clear that the rule will be completely undone, but a compliance date delay is certainly a possibility. 

 

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