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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Constituent Update Questions and Answers for Food Manufacturers on Compliance Dates for Nutrition Initiatives October 7, 2016 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received questions about the timing of the compliance dates for its various nutrition initiatives and is providing the following questions and answers. Why aren’t the compliance dates for the various nutrition initiatives that manufacturers have to meet more coordinated? Actually, they are. In summer of 2018, manufacturers will have to comply with key nutrition initiatives. The key dates are as follows:
How do menu labeling requirements impact packaged food manufacturers? The requirements for menu labeling largely affect a different segment of industry—restaurants and similar retail food establishments. We do not expect these requirements to have a great impact on manufacturers. Those establishments that are covered by the menu labeling rule must comply with menu labeling requirements by May 5, 2017. What about the targets for sodium reduction that FDA is developing? The targets for sodium reduction that FDA is developing are voluntary so there will be no compliance date. However, we are recommending timeframes for companies that choose to implement the targets, once finalized. FDA has published for public comment draft voluntary targets for reducing sodium in commercially processed and prepared food both in the short-term (2 years) and over the long-term (10 years). For More Information
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