On June 13, 2017, FDA delayed the compliance date for the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label and Serving Size final rules, providing additional time for implementation. The rules were finalized in May 2016 and (originally) required compliance on July 26, 2018 (July 26, 2019, for companies with less than $10 million in annual food sales). The rules, which are intended to reflect new knowledge of nutritional science and to help consumers achieve nutrition and weight-loss goals, change the format and appearance of the Nutrition Facts label. Among other changes, the new rules would require printing calorie count and serving size information in larger typeface, and declaring the gram amount and percent Daily Intake values of "added sugars" in a serving of a product. See our previous Jones Day Update for more information.

FDA stated it had decided to extend the compliance date after receiving feedback from industry and consumer groups, determining that "additional time would provide manufacturers covered by the rule with necessary guidance from FDA, and would help them be able to complete and print updated nutrition facts panels for their products before they are expected to be in compliance." The Grocery Manufacturers Association applauded FDA's decision, stating companies are still waiting on FDA for "vitally important" and "essential" final guidance on added sugars and dietary fibers. Other nonprofit organizations, like the Natural Products Association, filed a June 20, 2017, citizen petition with FDA to "shelve" the final rule on Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labeling, citing the Trump Administration's policy to freeze pending new regulations and to withdraw those it deems overly burdensome or unnecessary.

FDA did not provide a new compliance date but stated it will provide details through a Federal Register Notice at a later time.

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