FDA Extends the Compliance Date for Menu Labeling Rule Now What?
4 Min Read By Anna Wiand, Esq.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) was slated to begin enforcing its Menu Labeling Rule on May 5, 2017. A last-minute rule filed by the FDA on May 1, 2017, however, further delayed the enforcement date to May 7, 2018.
In addition to delaying the enforcement date, FDA is seeking public comments regarding how to amend the Menu Labeling Rule to further reduce regulatory burdens and increase flexibility for industry in accordance with the Trump Administration’s “Executive Order on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda.” In particular, the FDA provides this last minute action is necessary for the Agency to pursue these aims “while continuing to achieve [the FDA’s] regulatory objectives, in keeping with the Administration’s policies.”
Background on the FDA’s Menu Labeling RuleThe Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) required the FDA to develop the “Food Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food…
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