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REGULATION
POTASSIUM SALT NOW ACCEPTABLE
The FDA acted on an ingredient used to reduce
sodium in applications as well. The FDA in
December 2020 said it would exercise enforcement
discretion of the name potassium salt as an
alternative to potassium chloride in the ingredient
statement on food labels.
The FDA was responding to a citizen petition
dated June 27, 2016, from NuTek Food Science,
LLC (now known as NuTek Natural Ingredients).
The change was made after the FDA considered
public health benefits to the US population from
reduced sodium intake and increased potassium
intake, the recognition that potassium chloride
can substitute for sodium chloride in a variety of
applications across a number of food categories,
and the unlikelihood that the alternate name will
mislead consumers.
" Clearly, we are very happy to see this cross the
finish line, " Barry Knudson, chief operating officer
of NuTek Natural Ingredients, said at that time.
" This is a significant step forward for global health
and consumers understanding the importance of
sodium reduction as part of a healthy lifestyle. "
WAITING ON CBD APPROVAL
The overall food and beverage industry awaited the
chance to use hemp, including CBD from hemp, as
an ingredient after the Agriculture Improvement
Act of 2018, also known as the farm bill, was
signed into law. The ruling removed hemp from the
Controlled Substances Act, which means it no longer
was an illegal substance under federal law.
Nearly four years later, the FDA still does not
allow CBD in foods, beverages and dietary supplements
since CBD is in the FDA-approved drug
Epidiolex. Hemp without CBD is allowed in foods,
beverages and dietary supplements. Hemp N'
Seeds, Morgantown, Pa., offers four bread mix
varieties containing hemp.
THE FSMA GETS MORE COMPLEX
In another move, the FDA has ruled industry has until
January 2025 to be compliant with Section 204,
a proposed rule in the Food Safety Modernization
Act. The FDA should announce the final rule Nov.
7 of this year. Section 204 will establish additional
record-keeping requirements beyond those already
in the FSMA that will apply to certain foods, including
dairy, seafood and ready-to-eat products, and
certain ingredients.
To prepare, companies may review the proposed
rule, assign internal owners, map product life cycles
and evaluate current capabilities, said Julie McGill,
vice president of supply chain strategy and insights
at FoodLogiQ, during the American Society of
Baking's BakingTech 2022.
" Big picture, this is going to touch a lot of parts of
your business because we're not only talking about
data, " Ms. McGill said. " We're talking about operation.
We're talking about ingredients or finished products.
We're talking about shipping, receiving, etc. "
Ms. McGill gave peanut butter and peanut butter
sandwich cookies as examples of Section 204's
complexity.
" Since peanut butter is on the list, not only
does the processor have to track what they made
and who they shipped it to, the distributor has to
track what they got and who they shipped to, "
she said.
*
The FDA still does
not allow CBD in
foods, beverages
and dietary
supplements.
6.5%
ALLULOSE
FORCASTED
GROWTH RATE
2021-28
TO A VALUE OF
$362.24
MILLION.
Source: The Insight Partners
The use of
allulose in
foods and
beverages
has soared
since the
last IBIE.
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