Welcome to July's Label Alert. Ease into your workday
with a little topical reading, plus, take advantage of 25% off
PLC's Generic Label Audit service. We hope you enjoy this edition
of Label Alert!
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in this
month's headlines ...
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FDA Holds
Public Meeting on New Proposed Nutrition Panel & Serving
Sizes
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On June 26th Prime Label attended FDA's public
meeting on updates to the iconic nutrition facts panel and
serving size RACCs. FDA received more than 4000
individual comments on its draft proposal and held this public
comment session in Washington DC to flush out the major issues and
to coordinate the conversation amongst the most vocal
stakeholders.
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GMA Sues
Vermont to Block GMO Food Labeling
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 The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and three
other trade groups have sued Vermont to block the first GMO food
labeling law from taking effect.
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The Supreme
Court's Lesson on Labeling
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 The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous ruling on June 12
in favor of Pom Wonderful has important implications for food
processors. Until now, compliance with FDA labeling regulations
generally meant a product was immune from a claim that its labeling
is deceptive or misleading with respect to those aspects of the
label sanctioned by FDA regulations.
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Redefining
Food Allergens
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 The Food and Drug Administration on May 8 issued a
draft guidance to industry that expanded the definition of
"major food allergen" while explaining how the agency
will weigh petitions and notifications for exempting certain food
ingredients derived from major food allergens from allergen
labeling requirements.
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Support for
Healthy Meals Standards Continues to Grow
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 In 2010, Congress passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids
Act with bipartisan support to help ensure every American child has
to the nutritious food they need to perform well in school and grow
into healthy adults. Now, just as childhood obesity rates are finally
starting to level off, House Republicans are trying to rollback
healthy meal standards and undermine efforts to provide kids with
more nutritious food.
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