Friday 4th March 2016
With effect from 16th March 2016, new FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) regulations will be published detailing new requirements for food labelling.
These requirements will be enforceable within 2 years (ie, 16th March 2018).
Q. WHAT WILL THESE CHANGES ENTAIL?
- ‘Calories’ and ‘Serving Sizes’ will be made more prominent
- ‘Percent Daily Values’ will be moved to the left side of the label
- Potassium and Vitamin D must be declared; Vitamins A and C now optional
- ‘Calories from Fat’ declaration to be removed
- Update to the daily values for certain nutrients
- Declaration of Added Sugars and %DV (10% of total calories)
- Changes to the current footnote to "*The percent daily value (%DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice."
- "Total Carbohydrate" replaced with "Total Carbs"
- Change "Amount Per Serving" to "Amount Per [actual size]" e.g., Amount Per ½ cup
- Revision of serving sizes to reflect what Americans actually consume
- Require certain packaged foods be labelled as a single serving if typically eaten in one sitting (e.g., 20 oz soda)
- Require dual column labels on certain packages for products that could be consumed in one or multiple sittings ("per serving" and "per package")
More information can be found at:
If you have any additional questions please do not hesitate to contact our Nutritional Team at Chatteris on 01354 697028 or via e-mail at [email protected].