FDA issues final guidance on Nutrition Facts labeling rules

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The new look labels (Picture: FDA)

The FDA has issued final guidance to help manufacturers of packaged foods comply with its updated Nutrition Facts labeling regulations.

The guidance – which you can download HERE - addresses serving sizes of foods, including single-serving foods and other foods that can reasonably be consumed at one eating occasion and require dual-column labeling. 

While the regulations came into effect yesterday (January 1, 2020) for manufacturers with $10m or more in annual food sales (those with <$10m have until Jan 2021), the FDA does not intend to take enforcement actions related to the new rules for the first six months of this year.

The agency also intends to exercise enforcement discretion to give manufacturers of single-ingredient sugars such as honey and maple syrup, and certain cranberry products, until July 1, 2021, to comply.