Agenda

Food and Dietary Supplement Labeling Workshop

Preliminary Agenda

 

Day 1: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Time

Session

Starting

6:30 am

Breakfast at Your Leisure

Pre-paid breakfast voucher provided at check-in, redeemable at Evergreen Cafe

8:30 am

Registration

9:00 am

Welcome, Introductions, Orientation

 

Introduction to Food Labeling Regulation
Introduction to the U.S. system of laws, introduction to food labeling, the agencies, the laws, label vs. labeling, affirmative requirements, misbranding

 

Principal Display Panel

Statement of identity, net quantity of contents, prominence, and placement requirements

10:30 am

Break (provided)

 

Naming Products

Statement of identity and standards of identity, naming rules

12:00 noon

Lunch (provided)

12:45 pm

Information Panel

Ingredient statement, responsible party statement, specific ingredient requirements, percent juice

 

Allergen Statement

Labeling of major food allergens

3:00 pm

Break (provided)

 

Specific Ingredient Requirements

Standardized ingredients, percentage, preservatives, colors, flavors, and more

 

USDA FSIS Labeling

USDA FSIS additional elements

4:30 pm

Adjourn

 

Day 2: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Time

Session

Starting

6:30 am

Breakfast at Your Leisure

Pre-paid breakfast voucher provided at check-in, redeemable at Evergreen Cafe

8:30 am

Labeling of Foods in Special Categories
Mail order, Internet sales, food service, club stores, specialty foods, exemptions

 

Dietary Supplements

General requirements, structure-function claims, submission to FDA, iron supplement warning, new dietary ingredients

 

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition Facts requirements, RACCs and serving size, alternative formats, exemptions

10:15 am

Break (provided)

10:30 am

Nutrient Content Claims

Requirements for nutrient content claims and descriptors

11:45 am

Lunch (provided)

12:35 pm   

Health Claims and Health-Related Claims

Authorized claims, qualified claims, and authoritative scientific statement claims, plus structure/function claims and dietary guidance

2:00 pm

Break (provided)

2:15 pm

Bioengineered Disclosure

BE labeling, non-GMO, organic exception

 

Credence Claims and Conditional Claims

Country-of-origin, organic, natural, religious marks, geographic indicators, conditional claims

 

Exercise

4:30 pm

Adjourn