IDFA filed comments last Friday with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), urging the agency to move forward with finalizing the 2009 proposed rule to update the existing federal standards of identity for yogurt. The existing, separate standards for nonfat yogurt, lowfat yogurt, and yogurt need revisions, IDFA said, so they will align with current federal labeling standards, reflect current consumer demands and market trends, and accommodate the latest yogurt production techniques and ingredients.
In the comments, IDFA reiterated many of the suggestions it shared with FDA in 2009, when the proposed rule was released, and highlighted advances in the dairy and yogurt sectors since that time. IDFA also proposed new ideas that would make FDA’s final standards for yogurt more practical for both consumers and yogurt makers.
The comments requested five specific changes:
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