One piece of advice consistently heard from medical professionals throughout the Covid-19 pandemic is the importance of getting enough vitamin D. The FDA recognized both the importance of vitamin D and the tendency for Americans to be deficient and added it to the new Nutrition Facts label. Vitamin D plays a preventative role in several conditions, including osteoporosis, diabetes, some cancers, and heart disease. Did you know vitamin D is not a vitamin but is a hormone the body synthesizes ... Full Article
Nutrition Facts Panels for Beverages
If you manufacture beverages, you're probably aware that the FDA reference amounts customarily consumed (RACC) for beverages is 12 fluid ounces. (Fruit juice, milk, and milk-based drinks' RACC are eight fluid ounces.) The RACC guides the serving size on a Nutrition Facts panel (NFP). That means the serving size for a Nutrition Facts panel for beverages is 12 fluid ounces or some other unit that makes sense and still follows FDA regulations. What if your bottled beverage is under or over 12 fluid ... Full Article
Menu Labeling and Added Sugar
If you are familiar with the new Nutrition Facts label format established in 2016 it has a few changes from the old label, including the addition of "added sugar." We have received inquiries from restaurants wondering if they are required to provide information on added sugar under the menu labeling laws. Restaurants are not required to present those nutrients, including added sugar, that are on the new label that were not present on the old label. The final rule for restaurant menu labeling ... Full Article
