Don’t Miss FDA’s Upcoming Webinar on ITACS

On September 5th, 7th, and 11th the U.S. Food & Drug Administration will hold three identical webinars, which will provide information on the evolution of FDA’s Import Trade Auxiliary Communications System or ITACS system “to ensure that trade users are familiar with and understand the new ITACS Account Management functionality.”

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FDA Extends Compliance Dates for the New Nutrition Facts Label Rule

Take a look at any food label. Check out the back panel entitled, “Nutrition Facts”. It should look similar to the image on the left. Take a look at the total carbohydrate. In this sample, the total carbs is 37g, with 4g of dietary fiber, and 1g of sugar. That leaves 32g of carbohydrates unaccounted for! What are those carbs you might wonder? Well, a majority of them are added sugars.

On May 20, 2016 the FDA finalized the new Nutrition Facts label final rule for packaged foods. It was the first major update, and regulation, to the nutrition facts label in 20 years. The FDA’s regulation targeted sugars, in particular “added sugars”, and provided a major update to the amount of nutrients people customarily consume. Additionally, the nutrition facts label received a face lift.

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By |2022-07-06T15:51:31-04:00August 11, 2017|Best Practices, Customs Broker, Food, Import, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)|Comments Off on FDA Extends Compliance Dates for the New Nutrition Facts Label Rule
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