FDA — Traditional Food Products

Designing traditional food product labels can be difficult enough without having to navigate complex regulations filled with ambiguous language. This is particularly true for products manufactured overseas by an international supplier that has never exported to the U.S. and is unfamiliar with FDA regulations. 

Non-compliant products can create serious issues for manufacturers and importers alike. Domestic producers and co-packers can be subject to warning letters, mandatory recalls, and more — all of which can stem from food that is adulterated or misbranded. Importers may also experience refusals at the port of entry that will prevent the product from entering the country.

FDA – Traditional Food Products: Services

Lindsey Zahn P.C. provides ongoing support to traditional food manufacturers, co-packers, and importers needing assistance with FDA food labeling regulations. The firm can, among other services, offer the following:

• Reviewing proposed labels and provide insight on missing mandatory statements, potential issues that may render a product non-compliant under federal food labeling regulations, and work with your team to design a label for the U.S. market
• Drafting and filing a Small Business Nutrition Labeling Exemption for companies or products qualifying for the Exemption
• Advising on the use of health claims and/or structure/function claims
• Assisting with FDA food facility registration, renewals, and determining eligibility for an exemption from registration
• Addressing specific FDA questions

Recent Representations 

Some recent representations include: 

• Reviewed labels and labeling of a new cocktail mix for compliance with federal food labeling regulations
• Assisted an international supplier to develop FDA compliant labels for a tonic water to be sold in the U.S. market
• Advised on the design of a high-end, organic olive oil label and reviewed for compliance with federal food labeling regulations 

For more information about how Lindsey Zahn P.C. can help your company, please contact us at lindsey@zahnlawpc.com.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.