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FDA Announces Temporary Flexibility Policy Regarding Certain Labeling Requirements for Foods for Humans During COVID-19 Pandemic
https://www.fda.gov/food/cfsan-constituent-updates/fda-announces-temporary-flexibility-policy-regarding-certain-labeling-requirements-foods-humans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing a guidance document to provide additional temporary flexibility in food labeling requirements to manufacturers and vending machine operators. The goal is to provide regulatory flexibility, where appropriate, to help minimize the impact of supply chain disruptions on product availability associated with the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Entitled Temporary Policy Regarding Certain Food Labeling Requirements During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Minor Formulation Changes and Vending Machines, this guidance is one of several the FDA has issued to provide temporary flexibility to the food industry to help support the food supply chain and meet consumer demand during the pandemic.
First, the FDA is providing flexibility for manufacturers to make minor formulation changes in certain circumstances without making conforming label changes, such as making a change to product ingredients, without updating the ingredient list on the packaged food when such a minor change is made. For purposes of this guidance, minor formulation changes should be consistent with the general factors listed below, as appropriate:
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,719 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)Botulism fizzes doesn't it,..or is that salmonella?
hunter
(38,316 posts)... but those hot dogs we are selling you are still 99.9% pork.
What's the problem?
It's no trouble finding replacement workers.
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)Welcome to The Dahmer Grill, Donner party, your table of 20 is ready!
Tonight's movies:
Alive!
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Enjoy your meals!
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)Take us back to Upton Sinclair's Jungle.
Fuck these fucking rich monsters.
phylny
(8,380 posts)for those with food allergies.