Trans fat labeling
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
"The estimate of the amount of time needed, not exceeding 12 months, to exhaust the number of existing labels for all products identified that the firm is requesting to use," is one factor CFSAN will take into account when reviewing requests for extensions on compliance with the trans fat labeling final rule, according to a 1guidance released by the Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition. According to the center, the guidance will publish in an upcoming issue of the Federal Register. FDA "does not object" to the use of "alternate means of compliance" such as a sticker label declaring the amount of trans fat in a product as long as the sticker "adheres to the package under intended storage conditions," the guidance states. The final rule on trans fat labeling was released in 2003 (2"The Tan Sheet" July 14, 2003, p. 7)...