date:Nov 12, 2015
Due to the changing landscape of food ingredients and production, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking the public to provide information and comments on the use of the term natural in the labeling of human food products. The FDA is taking this action in part because it received three Citizen Petitions asking that the agency define the term natural for use in food labeling and one Citizen Petition asking that the agency prohibit the term natural on food labels.
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