Label Bonus Round: Examining the FDA’s New Proposed Rule on Healthy and Allergen Label Guidance
Riëtte van Laack
Partner
Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara, P.C.
FDA’s New Proposed Rule on Healthy
- Comparing the current definition of healthy to the definition under the proposed new Rule
- Understanding how the definition of healthy under the proposed new Rule would affect food labels
- Examining the “specific nutrient-related criteria to use the nutrient content claim “healthy” under the proposed new Rule
- Exploring how the new definition would expand the healthy food category
FDA’s New Guidances on Allergen Labeling requirements
- Analyzing the FDA’s two new guidance documents on Allergen Labeling requirements – what are the differences:
- Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens, Including the Food Allergen Labeling Requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Edition 5): Guidance for Industry
- Draft Guidance
- Final Guidance
- Examining ingredients on the new allergen list under the guidances
Label Status Updates on:
- Bioengineered/ GMO
- Organic
- Gluten-free
- Natural