FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Indicates Modification of Requirement for “Added Sugar” Declaration on Pure Maple Syrup and Honey; Details are Forthcoming – Sweet!

By Riëtte van Laack — One of the main components of FDA’s 2016 final rule to update the Nutrition Facts is the mandatory requirement for a declaration and a daily value (DV) for “added sugar” for both sugars added to processed foods as well as foods “packaged as such,” including a bag of table sugar, jar of honey or container of maple syrup.  With respect to the single ingredient foods that are/contain sugars when “packaged as such,” FDA has acknowledged concerns by producers that this new labeling information may inadvertently lead consumers to think their single ingredient foods may actually contain added table sugar or corn syrup if “added sugars” are listed on the label. As we previously reported, FDA published a draft guidance in February 2018 in an effort to address this concern. In the draft guidance, FDA announced that it would allow the use of a symbol in the Nutrition Facts box on pure maple syrup…

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