This topic addresses food and beverage product label claims (i.e., law-suits, health claims, research and development, current market trends and regulatory news. This includes FDA claims such as qualified health and nutrient content claims and structure/function claims.
Two emerging trends related to meat are progressively capturing more consumer attention: sustainability and humane practices related to raising animals, and the reemergence of high-culinary, artisan butchery. ...More
California-based Santos Agency, Inc., is recalling Santos Brand flours, legumes and spices because they may contain undeclared peanuts and wheat, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced May 18. ...More
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today launched the Label Submission Approval System (LSAS), a new web-based label approval system that streamlines the agency’s review process for meat, poultry, and egg product labels. ...More
Foods carrying nutrition labels or heart healthy logos touting sodium reduction can negatively affect taste perception and salt use, according to a study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition. ...More
The European Commission passed a major milestone in regulating health claims on food by approving a list of 222 permitted health claims that can appear on products in the European Union. Food manufacturers will have six months to adapt their practices to the new ...More
The National Consumer League (NCL) is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review the NuVal nutrition scoring system, which is used in 1,600 stores nationwide, on the basis it is inconsistent with FDA guidance statements and enforcement correspondence, ...More
U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Conti on May 10 denied General Mills’ appeal to throw out a class-action lawsuit brought against the food giant alleging the company’s marketing campaign for Fruit Roll-Ups, Fruit by the Foot, is deceptive and misleads consumers about fruit ...More
As health-conscious consumers scrutinize food labels for artificial ingredients of all kinds, "natural" colors are growing in number. Discover common naturally derived food colors and their applications, which represent pigments of yellow, red, orange, blue, pink, purple, ...More
VIRGO launched the SupplySide Regulatory Compliance Program encompassing education, monitoring and enforcement around inappropriate claims and ingredients, and working with the Natural Products Foundation and industry members in the effort. ...More
More than half of Americans are keeping a close eye on their diets, and 15% of those are doing so because of their salt intake, according to a new Mintel report. ...More
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