Volume
7, Number 5 - May 2006
IN THIS ISSUE:
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About Food Consulting Company
"I received the labels, thank you very much
for your services in helping us to sort out
our laboratory data and creating the
bilingual Nutrition Facts panels we needed.
I'm appreciating your help. We are very
satisfied with your company."
– Arlene Dominguez
Industria Lechera of Puerto Rico Indulac
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Dear Readers,
With this issue of Food Label News we announce a
new reader question/answer feature; if you are a
newsletter reader, but not a Food Consulting
Company client, this feature will help you get
to know us better. If you are a reader and a
client, we thank you for choosing Food
Consulting Company for your food labeling needs. |
Food Label News Adds Reader Q&A
Beginning in June 2006, Food Label News will be
expanded to feature an answer to a reader's
question. Readers can submit puzzling food
labeling questions to the newsletter division of
Food Consulting Company. The newsletter staff
intends to respond to one question per month as
space permits. Submitters of the top three
questions during the current calendar year (in
terms of value and broad appeal to Food Label
News readers) will be acknowledged with a $25
thank you check in January of the following
year.
Food Consulting Company is adding this feature
to increase the value of Food Label News to all
readers, especially to the company's clients,
and to showcase the value and quality of
personalized help Food Consulting Company is
delivering to clients who have purchased an
Ongoing Regulatory Support Plan.
What is an Ongoing Regulatory Support Plan?
Commentary: Questions can be submitted
for consideration to
Food Label News editor.
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FDA's Food Labels Accomplishments Reported
On April 10, 2006, FDA's Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) released its
end-of-year report for fiscal year 2005 priority
program accomplishments. In part,
accomplishments that have already affected food
labels for conventional foods are:
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amendment of regulations on maximum sodium
levels and implied nutrient content claim
"healthy"
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initial implementation of Food Allergen
Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of
2004, including industry guidance on food
allergens and report on establishing
thresholds for gluten and major food
allergens
Several accomplishments are preliminary steps to
possible future final rules that would affect
food labels, including:
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proposed rule on gluten-free food labeling
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review of social science research on food
labeling and weight management
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advance notice of proposed rulemaking for
prominence of calories on food labels
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advance notice of proposed rulemaking for
serving sizes of products that can
reasonably be consumed at one eating
occasion
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proposed rule on general principles for
standards of identity
See CFSAN report.
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More Guidance for
Allergens on Food Labels
The Center For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
(CFSAN) has published "Edition 3" of the final
guidance relating to food allergen labeling.
Edition 3 includes six questions/answers not
previously addressed, including clarification
that molluscan shellfish (such as oysters,
clams, mussels, or scallops) are not considered
major food allergens under the food allergen
law. The remaining questions relate to retail
and food service establishments.
FDA intends to issue subsequent editions of this
guidance document.
Read latest guidance.
Commentary: Food Consulting Company
sought FDA advice on allergen labeling and
molluscan shellfish, and reported the findings
in September 2005 Food Label News.
See newsletter archive.
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Service Tip: Make Legal
Glycemic Label Claims
Food companies can work closely with our
industry partner who conducts board certified
human in vivo clinical research on the Glycemic
Index and Load of foods, beverages,
nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals. This
research identifies the blood glucose, diabetic,
insulin, and fat-storage properties of any
edible product, so that food companies can make
legal label claims when promoting their products
to consumers.
For more information
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