Volume
10, Number 2 - February 2009
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Q.
I've heard that
you can't make a low-sodium claim on a product
that contains cholesterol. Is this true?
W.J.,
Importer, Texas
A.
A low-sodium claim can be made on a product that
contains cholesterol, but depending on the
amount of cholesterol you might have to include
a disclosure statement.
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FDA Nutrition Roundtable Report
FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition (CFSAN) presented "Nutrition
Roundtable Discussion with Stakeholders" on
December 12, 2008. Neither
distance participation nor a meeting transcript
was made available for the two and one-half hour
meeting. Upon request to CFSAN, Food Consulting
Company received the meeting agenda and
presentation outlines/slides by email and by
permission is providing links for Food Label
News readers to view the information on a
special section of the foodlabels.com website:
Commentary: For previous Food Label
News reports on agenda topics see: Front-of- Pack
Labeling (September
2007), Functional
Foods (November
2006 and
January 2007,
and Spot the Block (August
2007).
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FDA Guidance: Front-of-Package Symbols
In December 2008, FDA posted "Guidance for
Industry - Dear Manufacturer Letter Regarding
Front-of-Package Symbols." The guidance
recommends that manufacturers/distributors of
food products that include front-of-pack
symbols be sure that the symbols they use are consistent
with FDA's current laws and regulations for
nutrient content claims. FDA intends to notify
companies when front-of-pack symbols
are not consistent with current regulations, or
where the symbols are used in a manner that is
false or misleading.
See
Guidance.
Commentary: Food Consulting Company can
help clients determine if a product currently in
our system meets the criteria to bear a
particular front-of-package symbol.
Contact Us
for help with your project.
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FDA Guidance: Dietary Supplement Labels
In December 2008,
FDA posted two Guidance documents that address
labeling of dietary supplements.
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At Your Service:
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specific nutrient profile or to make an
ingredient substitution? Food Consulting Company
will work with you to meet your specific
requirements. Order
Reformulation Guidance
in conjunction with
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