FDA’s Public Meeting on the Use of the Term “Healthy” in the Labeling of Human Food Products – A Summary of Key Points

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On March 9, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) held a public meeting in Rockville, MD, which FDA officials described as a way to engage in a dialog with the public and regulated industry and allow for opportunity to ask questions on how to redefine the term “healthy.” In the opening remarks, FDA noted that the food landscape has shifted from being “nutrient-focused” to more of a “food-based” focus, and that the current regulation for the use of the term “healthy” was issued in the early 1990s at a time when food science was focused on limiting total fat intake and on ensuring that consumers were able to meet certain nutritional deficiencies that were identified to be of concern at that time (e.g., Vitamins C and A).

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