Description
The purpose of this guidance is to provide clarification on the labeling requirements for single-ingredient packages and/or containers of pure honey, pure maple syrup, and other pure sugars and syrups, which are not required to bear the words “Includes Xg Added Sugars” but must still include the percent Daily Value (DV) for added sugars on their labels. This guidance also advises food manufacturers of our intent to exercise enforcement discretion with respect to the use of truthful and not misleading statements on single-ingredient packages and/or containers of pure honey, pure maple syrup, and other pure sugars and syrups. We intend to exercise our enforcement discretion with respect to the use of a “†” symbol on single-ingredient packages and/or containers of pure honey, pure maple syrup, and other pure sugars and syrups immediately following the percent DV representing the contribution of added sugars to the diet obtained from a serving of these products. We intend to exercise such enforcement discretion when the symbol leads the reader to a truthful and not misleading statement within a footnote at the bottom of the Nutrition Facts label that includes a description of the gram amount of sugar added to the diet by one serving of the product and its contribution to the percent DV for added sugars in the diet.
Scope & Applicability
Product Classes
5Illustration of Nutrition Facts label for dried sweetened cranberries
Illustration of Nutrition Facts label for cranberry juice
Includes honey, agave, and maple syrup packaged as a single-ingredient food.
Dried cranberry and cranberry beverage products; Specifically dried cranberries and cranberry beverages sweetened with added sugars.
Honey, maple syrup, and other pure sugars and syrups
Stakeholders
2Entity responsible for submitting NDINs
Entities subject to the rule
Regulatory Context
Attributes
3Percentage of nutrient contribution to a daily diet.
Labeling element on Nutrition Facts; A subset of Total Sugars required on labels.; declared on Nutrition and Supplement Facts labels
Contribution of added sugars to the diet; The contribution of sugars from products to the added sugars in the diet.
Related CFR Sections (2)
- 21CFR101.9§ 101.9 Nutrition labeling of food.
(a) Nutrition information relating to food shall be provided for all products intended for human consumption and offered for sale unless an exemption is provided for the product in paragraph (j) of this section.Read full regulation →
- 21CFR10.115§ 10.115 Good guidance practices.
(a) What are good guidance practices? Good guidance practices (GGP's) are FDA's policies and procedures for developing, issuing, and using guidance documents.Read full regulation →
See Also (8)
- Guidance for Industry: Policy Related to Cranberry Products with Added Flavorings (Status: Final)
- Guidance for Industry: The Declaration of Allulose and Calories from Allulose on Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels (Status: Final)
- Guidance for Industry: Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels Questions and Answers Related to the Compliance Date, Added Sugars, and Declaration of Quantitative Amounts of Vitamins and Minerals (Status: Final)
- Small Entity Compliance Guide: Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels (Status: Final)
- Draft Guidance for Industry: Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Voluntary Nutrient Statements (Status: Draft)
- Draft Guidance for Industry: Menu Labeling Supplemental Guidance (Edition 2) (Status: Draft)
- Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, "Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process" : Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff (Status: Final)
- CPG Sec. 460.100 Hospital Pharmacies - Status as Drug Manufacturer (Status: Final)