FDA proposes to push Nutrition Facts label compliance to 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to extend the compliance dates for the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts label final rule and the Serving Size final rule from July 26, 2018, to Jan. 1, 2020, for manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual food sales.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to extend the compliance dates for the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts label final rule and the Serving Size final rule from July 26, 2018, to Jan. 1, 2020, for manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual food sales. Manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales would receive an extra year to comply—until Jan. 1, 2021.
The proposed rule only addresses the compliance dates. The FDA is not proposing any other changes to the Nutrition Facts Label and Serving Size final rules. The agency is proposing to extend the compliance dates in response to the continued concern that companies and trade associations have shared regarding the time needed for implementation of the final rules. These stakeholders expressed concerns about their ability to update all products by the original compliance dates and the importance of obtaining clarification from the FDA on a number of technical issues relating to the final rules.
Written or electronic comments on the extension of the compliance dates are being accepted for 30 days, beginning on Oct. 2, 2017. The FDA is only accepting comments on the extension of the compliance dates.