FDA Proposes Front-of-Package Nutrition Label for Most Packaged Foods
Pharmacy Times
JANUARY 17, 2025
If finalized, the requirement would include readily available nutrition information, including saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar content.
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Pharmacy Times
JANUARY 17, 2025
If finalized, the requirement would include readily available nutrition information, including saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar content.
STAT
JUNE 20, 2023
Much of the Americas already has so-called front of package labels — small symbols printed on packaged foods that alert consumers when a food is high in certain unhealthy nutrients like sodium or saturated fat. But designing a label is harder than it looks, and nearly every country does it differently.
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European Pharmaceutical Review
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Europe’s pharmaceutical packaging and labelling market is projected to reach $35.78 billion in 2022, the pharmaceutical packaging and labelling market in Europe is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.78 billion in 2028, according to a report by Arizton. Having been valued at $27.04
European Pharmaceutical Review
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A report by The Brainy Insights has predicted that the ampoules packaging market will value $9.83 This is expected to be largely driven by increasing demand for this packaging type. Considering material type, glass ampoule packaging was found to hold a market share of around 77 percent in 2023, in comparison to plastic.
European Pharmaceutical Review
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A market report has identified that global demand for electronic smart packaging will reach $2.6 Smart packaging has potential for the integration of electronic functionality, enabling compliance, material identification, condition monitoring and asset tracking of pharmaceutical products. billion in 2033.
Pharmaceutical Technology
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European Pharmaceutical Review
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This capsule of industry news features Amcor, High Purity New England, MG America, and other firms offering packaging and labeling products and services.
STAT
AUGUST 21, 2023
A 2019 policy requires companies that make unhealthy foods to include warning labels on the front of any boxes they sell in Mexico to educate consumers about things like excess sugar and fat. MEXICO CITY — Kellogg’s is waging a war here over Tigre Toño and Sam el Tucán. Read the rest…
STAT
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” The proposed rules are a lot better than the labeling anarchy that currently exists. The FDA has announced the set of rules it proposes to enforce for manufacturers to claim that a food product is “healthy.” But here’s my bottom line: health claims are not about health. They are about selling food products.
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European Pharmaceutical Review
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Roots Analysis
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Lifewell Rx Pharmacy
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One of the main ways we do so is through our special packaging for medications in our independent pharmacy in Louisville, Kentucky. Special packaging such as blister packaging ensures safety and convenience since patients are given the exact amount of dose in sealed compartments.
STAT
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That umbrella term covers a wide variety of packaged foods, from snacks carrying added sugar, salt, and saturated fat combined with preservatives for shelf life, additives for flavor, colorants for eye appeal, and chemicals like bisphenols in the packages themselves. But ultra-processed foods are not all the same.
The FDA Law Blog
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STAT
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After years of deliberation, the FDA recently announced a new set of rules it proposes to regulate claims on food packaging that a product is “healthy.” ” The most basic rule: the product must actually contain food, not just ingredients. Read the rest…
Roots Analysis
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The Checkup by Singlecare
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If you’ve worked in a community pharmacy, you’ve likely had the same frustrating conversations about prescription labels over and over. Due to variability in health literacy, studies show that Americans’ level of understanding of prescription label instructions ranges from 53% to 89%.
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The FDA Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
The statute itself – the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard – requires use of one of three forms of disclosure: on-package text, a symbol, or an electronic or digital link. Thus, the Court concluded that addition of the standalone text message disclosure options was inconsistent with the statute’s mandate.
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European Pharmaceutical Review
JUNE 4, 2024
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IDStewardship
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European Pharmaceutical Review
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Therefore, extractables and leachables assessment should consider the packaging components of the CCS, including the labelling. However, according to the FDA, this is “less of a concern” for products, such as biological products, that are packaged in glass containers.
The FDA Law Blog
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Vanda requested that FDA revoke the approval of Apotex’s and Teva’s generic versions of Hetlioz on the grounds that the generic tasimelteon products did not meet the statutory “same labeling” requirement for generic drugs found in 21 U.S.C. § Vanda’s Hetlioz was, in fact, the first FDA-approved drug product to include braille labeling.
European Pharmaceutical Review
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European Pharmaceutical Review
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European Pharmaceutical Review
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In addition, MSSG supports temporary national measures such as unit dose dispensing and compounding.
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The Checkup by Singlecare
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pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
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The FDA Law Blog
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The FDA Law Blog
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