The final guidance provides questions and answers on topics related to: the definition of a single-serving container; reference amounts customarily consumed (RACC), which are used by companies to determine serving sizes; dual-column labeling, including formatting issues for products that have limited space for nutrition labeling; and miscellaneous issues, such as requirements relating to the labeling of chewing gum and to multi-unit retail food packages.
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Changes from the draft guidance include:- Providing additional background information in response to a question regarding RACCs for non-juice beverages for infants and young children (question B.9)
- Modifying for clarity and question and response concerning whether the Nutrition Facts label for products sold in small packages must list all nutrients that are contained in insignificant amounts (question D.2)
- Modifying the response to a question regarding the placement of the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Labels to clarify that the label in question should not be placed on the bottom of packages unless they are visible during normal retail display and consumer handling (question D.4)