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FDA Final Rule for “Healthy” Nutrient Content Claims Effective Date Looms but Rule’s Future Is Uncertain

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After years of rulemaking with impassioned input from food producers, industry stakeholders, and consumer groups, on December 27, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) published a final rule titled “Food...more

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FDA Proposes New Front-of-Pack Nutrition Label

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On January 14, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a new requirement for all packaged foods to have a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label. The FDA’s position is that the FOP label would provide consumers...more

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FDA Releases Proposed Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling Rule

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On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published a highly anticipated proposed rule on front-of-package (“FOP”) nutrition labeling (“proposed rule”)....more

MoFo Life Sciences

Front-of-pack, Front-of-mind

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On Tuesday, FDA proposed a rule that would require a front-of-pack mini nutrition label on most packaged foods by 2028. This is yet another effort by FDA to make it easier for consumers to determine which foods are “healthy”...more

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FDA Issues Final “Healthy” Rule

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On December 19, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its long-awaited final rule updating the requirements for when the term “healthy” can be used as an implied nutrient content claim in food labeling. ...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Labeling of Plant-Based Alternatives to Animal-Derived Foods

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On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on the labeling of plant-based alternatives to animal-derived foods. The draft guidance provides best practices for naming plant-based...more

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Healthy Or Not? The FDA’s New Rule Redefines What “Healthy” Means On Food Labels

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The FDA recently issued a final rule, which updates the definition for the implied nutrient content claim “healthy.” The definition change aims for “healthy” to be consistent with current nutrition science and Federal dietary...more

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FDA Publishes Final Rule on “Healthy”

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On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule updating the criteria regarding when foods may be labeled with the nutrient content claim “healthy” and derivatives thereof—“health,”...more

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The FDA’s “Healthy” Labeling Rules – Is Your Brand Ready for the New Standard?

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently finalized its long-awaited rule redefining the use of the term “healthy” on food packaging. While the rule technically goes into effect on February 25, 2025, businesses...more

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FDA Issues Updated Final Rule for "Healthy" Labeling

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the final rule providing new criteria for when foods may be labeled with the nutrient content claim “healthy.” This rule, released on December 19, 2024, has been a priority...more

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FDA Issues Final Rule Updating the Criteria for Use of the "Healthy" Nutrient Content Claim

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On December 19, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a final rule updating the definition of the term "healthy" as used in food labeling. Under the rule, manufacturers may use the term "healthy" and similar...more

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FDA Announces Final Rule Updating Definition of "Healthy" Nutrient Content Claim - Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a final rule updating the definition of the nutrient content claim “healthy.” To qualify as “healthy” under the updated definition, food products must contain a...more

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Food and Beverage News and Trends - December 2024

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On November 21, the FDA sent its proposed rule on front of package (FOP) nutrition labels to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). FOP labeling has been prioritized by the agency as part of a National...more

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Petition Seeks FDA Rulemaking Requiring Declaration of Animal-Derived Ingredients - Food and Beverage Litigation and Regulatory...

The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and a coalition of 16 other organizations and individuals have submitted a petition for rulemaking calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require that products...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds That California Food-Labeling Law Is Not Preempted by Federal Law

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In 1990, Congress enacted the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NELA) as an amendment to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). Among other things, NELA 1) provided for modernization and standardization of the familiar...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FDA Issues Small Entity Compliance Guidance for Yogurt Standard of Identity

SOI sets new requirements for labels and ingredients, including for minimum dairy amount and bacterial cultures; compliance deadline is January 1, 2024 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability...more

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Ninth Circuit Issues Decision Clarifying Protein Labeling Requirements

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On Aug. 14, the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Nacarino v. Kashi Co., providing some much-needed clarity to the FDA’s protein labeling requirements. The decision dealt with two separate cases from the Northern District...more

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Judge Confirms What We All Already Knew About FDA Serving Sizes

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A potato-chip brand once famously boasted, “No one can eat just one.” And of course, no one can. But according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), you aren’t going to eat more than 16 (or 28 grams), because that is the...more

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FDA continues work on consumer research on front-of-pack nutrition labeling

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a second procedural notice regarding its plans to conduct consumer research on a front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labeling scheme....more

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Salt-Shaking it Up: FDA Issues Proposed Rule to Allow Salt Substitutes in Standardized Foods

FDA has consistently pursued its aim of encouraging US consumers to eat less salt. As we have previously written, FDA issued a Voluntary Sodium Reduction guidance in October 2021 to support the reduction of average sodium...more

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AD-ttorneys@law - May 2023

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FTC Lays Out Some AI Ad Essentials - But specific guidance isn’t here yet, so...let’s be careful out there....more

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A Sweet Deal: FDA Allows New Qualified Heart-Healthy Claim for High Flavanol Cocoa Powder

FDA recently announced it does not object to the use of certain qualified health claims regarding the relationship between the consumption of cocoa flavanols in high flavanol cocoa powder and a reduced risk of cardiovascular...more

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FDA seeks comment on food labeling information in e-commerce

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting comment on the availability of nutrition, ingredient, and allergen information online for packaged foods sold through online grocery shopping platforms.  FDA explains...more

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FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Naming and Voluntary Nutrient Statements for Plant-Based Milk Alternatives

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On February 23, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the issuance of a draft guidance document entitled “Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Voluntary Nutrient Statements: Guidance for Industry.”...more

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Key Takeaways from the 2022 FDA Food Code

In the waning days of 2022, FDA issued an updated Food Code with several important updates. FDA is responsible for more than a quarter of the U.S. economy, and the Food Code impacts virtually every American. Originally...more

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