What has changed and what to know to comply with new FDA, USDA, and other federal food labeling regulations, policies, and guidance statements.

Topics will include:

• New requirements for allergen labeling
• Revised USDA requirements for substantiating animal raising claims
• Changes to standards of identity
• New FDA enforcement policy on general dietary guidance statements
• Updated FDA guidance on the naming of plant-based alternatives to traditional animal foods
• FTC’s revision of its “Green Guides” and its impact on food labeling
• Changes to USDA’s prior label approval program
• Leading class-action cases challenging food label claims and how to avoid the class-action trap
• FDA’s reorganization of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and implications for food labeling
• Approval of new qualified health claims
• The termination of FDA’s “Nutrition Innovation Strategy” and replacement with priorities developed at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.

Examine evolving trends and implications for food labeling and marketing.

Topics will include:

• Regulatory proposals for front-of-pack nutrition rating symbols
• Disclosures of nutrition information in e-commerce
• Proposed regulations redefining the term “Healthy”
• FDA’s development of a “Healthy” food symbol
• FDA’s label education programs for children and their implications for marketing
• FDA’s plans to revise targets for sodium reduction and implications for food marketing
• The forecast for carbon neutral and sustainability claims
• The impact of new U.S. dietary guidelines for Americans
• The drive for nutrition equity and implications for food labeling