The decision will help keep grocery stores and food banks stocked, said IDFA President and CEO Michael Dykes.
March 27, 2020
To facilitate the distribution of food during the COVID-19 pandemic, FDA released a guidance document on March 26 to provide restaurants and food manufacturers with flexibility regarding nutrition labeling of certain packaged food.
Formulation options include use of high-intensity sweeteners. Processing techniques include using pre-aeration of the mix to produce smaller, more stable air bubbles.
Dairies must prepare now for the sweeping changes that will require new nutrition facts labels by 2018. An estimated 800,000-plus labels will need to change to meet the FDA’s new regulations.
In head-to-head comparisons, nutrient-dense dairy foods beat their analog counterparts. Perhaps the new FDA labeling requirements will help the dairy industry to push back against claims by plant-based products.