The FDA has issued a temporary policy regarding nutrition labeling of standard menu items. Chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments are receiving leniency in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency. The FDA is providing flexibility on menu labeling requirements covered under section 403(q)(5)(H) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDA encourages establishments that are covered to ... Full Article
Fundamentals for Food Product Success
The Markets Division of the Colorado Department of Agriculture will be hosting a new one-day workshop Fundamentals for Food Product Success. The workshop is developed exclusively for start-up businesses and individuals considering a path into the food product industry. Rebekah Spetnagel, MSS, RD and Julie Bush, MBA founders of On The Menu, will be speaking on Nutrition Labeling at 9:45am. The workshop is being held on April 28, 2015 from 8am to 4pm at the Community College of Aurora. The cost is ... Full Article
FDA Menu Labeling Consultant
FDA menu labeling consultant, On The Menu, responds to the Food and Drug Administration’s new menu labeling laws in a recent a press release titled “Denver-Based Company Positioned to Help Restaurant Chains Comply with FDA’s New, Time-Sensitive Labeling Requirements.” On The Menu has a team of registered dietitians with years of experience in the food service industry. As an FDA menu labeling consultant, restaurants can feel confident in using On The Menu for their menu labeling needs. On The ... Full Article
New Nutrition Label Proposed By FDA
A new nutrition label was proposed by the FDA on February 27, 2014. The updated Nutrition Facts labels is for commercially packaged foods and beverages. The goal of the new nutrition label is to help consumers make more informed food choices to support a healthy diet focusing more attention on serving sizes, calories and added sugars—all of which could help address obesity, one of the most important public health problems in the U.S. The proposed updates were developed using information from ... Full Article
Gluten Free Labeling and Claims
Gluten free labeling has officially been defined by the FDA. The FDA published regulations to define the term “gluten-free” for food labeling on August 5, 2013. This ruling will provide a uniform standard definition for “gluten-free.” Some highlights from the final rule for labeling foods “gluten-free” include: - To use the term “gluten-free” the presence of gluten in the food must be less than 20 parts per million. - The final rule applies to all FDA-regulated foods and excludes foods ... Full Article
