On January 22, 2015, Erik Lieberman presented a webinar on the final regulation on vending machine labeling requirements published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the Federal Register on December 1, 2014. The regulation requires businesses who own or operate 20 or more vending machines to provide calorie declarations for foods sold [...]
On December 1, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final regulation in the Federal Register requiring businesses who own or operate 20 or more vending machines to provide calorie declarations for foods sold from the vending machines. Calorie declarations must be clear and conspicuous and be on the machine itself or [...]
On December 31, 2014, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a final rule requiring the use of descriptive designations as part of the product name on the labels of raw meat and poultry products that contain added solutions and do not meet a standard of identity. [...]
On December 4, 2014, Erik Lieberman of Lieberman PLLC hosted a webinar reviewing the requirements of the final menu labeling regulation published by the Food and Drug Administration on December 1, 2014. The regulation has a very significant impact on restaurants and similar retail establishments including grocery stores and convenience stores. A replay of the [...]
Regulatory Alert: FDA Releases Final Menu Labeling Rule Restaurants, Supermarkets and Convenience Stores Must Comply with Broad New Regulation On November 25, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the final Menu Labeling Rule (“Final Rule”) which requires restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores and other establishments to conspicuously post calorie information and provide additional [...]
On October 24, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a series of three videos on the labeling of seafood products to educate the seafood industry, retailers and state regulators. If you have any questions please contact Erik Lieberman at erl1@liebermanpllc.com or 202.830.0300. From FDA: FDA Develops Online Learning Module to Help Ensure Proper Labeling of [...]
On September 2, 2014, the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a notice (Notice 43-14) to enforcement staff announcing that beginning on September 29, 2014, samples of raw ground beef products collected in consumer-ready packaging (with a label bearing a nutrition facts panel) for testing for Shiga toxin-producing E. [...]
Today, August 5, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration's gluten-free labeling rule went into effect. Packaged foods labeled on or after today must comply with the requirements of the regulation. Pursuant to the regulation, gluten-free foods must contain less than 20 parts per million (ppm) gluten. Foods may be labeled “gluten-free” if they are inherently [...]
