date:Nov 16, 2015
At the request of both consumers and lawmakers, FDA has requested the publics input regarding use of the term natural in food labeling.
According to FDA, this action is in response, in part, to three citizen petitions asking that the agency define natural for use in food labeling and one citizen petition asking that the agency prohibit the term on food labels.
Despite growing controversy regarding natural claims, FDA has yet to establish a formal definition for the term. Per its request, the a