Emily Lyons on Food Labeling

Foods Soon To Bear Sesame Allergen Labels

Recently, President Biden signed the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research (FASTER) Act. The law adds sesame to the list of major allergens, requiring its disclosure on food labels as an allergen. Food...more

5/7/2021 / Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Food & Drug Regulations , Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (FALCPA) , Food Allergies , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Joe Biden , New Legislation

FDA Reiterates Importance Of Allergen Labeling By Issuing Warning Letter Following Repeated Recalls

On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a corporate Warning Letter to Whole Foods Market (“Whole Foods”) following 32 recalls Whole Foods conducted over an approximate one year period for...more

1/14/2021 / Corporate Counsel , Cosmetics , Food Allergies , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Product Labels , Product Recalls , Retailers , Warning Letters , Whole Foods

FDA Finalizes Rule Related To Gluten-Free Labeling For Foods Containing Fermented Or Hydrolyzed Ingredients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule, effective October 13, 2020, to establish compliance requirements for fermented and hydrolyzed foods, or foods that contain fermented or hydrolyzed ingredients, and...more

8/24/2020 / Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Food Marketing , Gluten-Free , Nutrition Facts Labels

USDA’s Proposed Rules On Organic Enforcement

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has proposed to amend the organic regulations to strengthen oversight and enforcement of the production, handling, and sale of organic...more

8/21/2020 / Agricultural Marketing Act , Data Integrity , Farm Bill , Food Labeling , Fraud Prevention , Imports , Inspections , Organic , USDA

Following FSIS Lead, FDA Announces Flexibility On Nutrition Labeling Requirements For Foodservice Products Diverted To Retail

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new policy to provide flexibility for restaurants and food manufacturers that have products on hand that are not labeled for retail sale (i.e. labeled for foodservice)....more

3/27/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Restaurant Industry

FDA Announces Meeting On Modernizing Standards Of Identity

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will host a public meeting on September 27, 2019 to discuss FDA’s efforts to modernize standards of identity and provide information about changes the FDA could make to...more

9/9/2019 / Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Public Meetings , Regulatory Standards

FDA Releases Guidance On Convert Units Of Measure For Certain Nutrients On Nutrition And Supplement Facts Labels

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released guidance to assist food and dietary supplement companies on how to convert the previous units of measure for folate, niacin, vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin E to...more

8/19/2019 / Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Manufacturers , Nutrition Facts Labels

BFDA Issues Draft Guidance Regarding Use Of An Alternative Name For Potassium Chloride In Food Labeling

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a draft guidance to advise food manufacturers of its intent to exercise enforcement discretion for the name “potassium chloride salt” in the ingredient statement on...more

6/7/2019 / Draft Guidance , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Menu-Labeling , Nutrition Facts Labels

FSIS Proposes To Rescind Dual Labeling Requirements For Certain Packages Of Meat And Poultry Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) has proposed to eliminate requirements that certain meat and poultry products display net weights using a dual declaration format (i.e. requiring...more

5/1/2019 / Comment Period , Food Labeling , Food Safety , Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) , USDA

Emily Lyons

Husch Blackwell LLP

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