On August 1, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register a final rule extending the compliance date for certain requirements in the Final Vending Labeling Rule. The compliance date is extended to July 26, 2018, for the type/font size requirements for front-of-pack (FOP) labeling and certain gums, mints and roll candy products sold in glass-front vending machines are not required to be labeled until that date. The compliance date for all other requirements in the final rule remains December 1, 2016. A Lieberman PLLC Regulatory Alert with more information may be found here. As a reminder, the Final Vending Labeling Rule applies to food sold from vending machines operated by a person engaged in the business of owning or operating 20 or more vending machines. A Lieberman PLLC webinar replay on the Final Vending Labeling Rule and questions and answers document may be found here. Please contact Erik Lieberman at erl1@liebermanpllc.com or 202.830.0300 if you have questions or would like additional information.
