Food manufacturers using the following seven (7) synthetic flavoring substances and adjuvants should take note that the safety of these ingredients is being challenged:
Benzophenone (a/k/a diphenylketone),
Ethyl acrylate,
Eugenyl methyl ether (a/k/a…
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Tags: Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Carcinogen, Center for Environmental Health, Center for Food Safety, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Working Group, FAP, FDA, Food Additive Petition, Food Manufacturers, Michael J. O'Flaherty, Natural Resources Defense Council Inc., Ninth Circuit, Petition for Writ of Mandamus, Synthetic Flavoring Substances, Synthetic Flavors, U.S. Court of Appeals, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
On May 4, 2018, the FDA issued its final rule extending the compliance date for the updated nutrition information on the labels of most conventional foods and dietary supplements. The final rule is consistent with FDA’s October 2, 2017 proposed rul…
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Tags: FDA, Final Rule, Food Product, J. Mason Weeda, National Bioengineered Food Disclosure, Nutrition Facts Labeling, Proposed Rule, Q&A Guidance, RACC, Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed, Reference Daily Intakes, Serving Sizes
In a speech, entitled “Reducing the Burden of Chronic Disease,” delivered on March 29th by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb before the National Food Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., FDA kicked-off its Nutrition Innovation Strategy. …
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Tags: Chronic Disease, FDA, Healthy, , Michael J. O'Flaherty, Natural, Nutrition, Nutrition Facts, Nutrition Innovation Strategy, Scott Gottlieb, Sodium, Standard of Identity
Last week, the FDA concluded that there is no credible evidence of a relationship between intake of vitamin D and a reduced risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). The petition, submitted on behalf of Bayer, requested use of the claim “Vitamin D may reduc…
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Several food industry groups hope so.
The responsibility for implementing two major changes to food labeling requirements has fallen on the Trump Administration:
Nutrition Facts Panel – On May 27, 2016, FDA published a final rule that will ove…
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Tags: Agriculture, Bioengineered, Biotechnology, Disclosure, FDA, Food, Food Labeling, GMO, GMO labeling, Government Relations, John G. Dillard, Labeling, Law Firm, Lawyer, Nutrition Facts, Trump, USDA
Washington, DC – Wednesday, August 30, 2017 – OFW Law is pleased to announce that one of its founding principals, Richard L. Frank, has been recognized as the Agriculture Lawyer of the Year in the 2017 edition of the Finance Monthly Global Awards…
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Tags: Advertising, Agriculture, Attorney, FDA, Finance Monthly, Food, Labeling, Law Firm, Lawyer, OFW Law, Richard L. Frank, USDA
OFW Law is pleased to announce the creation of a new Health Industry Policy and Regulatory Practice. The practice will be focused on government health program payment issues and FDA-related policy issues for clients in the health care delivery syst…
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Tags: Attorney, Brett T. Schwemer, FDA, Health Care, Health Industry Policy and Regulatory Practice, HHS, Ladd Wiley, Law Firm, Life Sciences, Lobbyist, Medicare, OFW Law, Richard L. Frank
This morning, FDA’s Office of Nutrition and Food Labeling announced that it intends to extend the compliance date for the new Nutrition Facts requirements. FDA’s announcement, which is included on its “Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label”…
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In a January 3, 2017, decision likely to have broad implications in food class action litigation, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a California federal district court judge’s decision certifying a consumer class action brought by purchas…
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Tags: Administrative Feasability, Ascertainability, Bioengineered, Briseno, Certification, Class Action, ConAgra, FDA, GMO, Labeling, Natural, Rule 23, Wesson
FDA has published two Federal Register notices (see here and here) announcing the availability of draft guidance documents that are intended to help address issues raised by the agency’s final rules (see here and here) amending Nutrition Facts and…
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