FDA Menu Labeling Update and New Guidance

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FDA Announces Draft Supplemental Guidance on Menu Labeling

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

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Today FDA announced an update to its Menu Labeling Supplemental Guidance which addresses implementation of menu nutrition labeling requirements. The menu labeling rules only apply to standard menu items offered by “covered establishments,” which are defined as restaurants and similar retail food establishments with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name and offering for sale substantially the same menu items, as well as restaurants and similar retail establishments that register to voluntarily subject themselves to the menu labeling requirements. (21 CFR 101.11).
The menu labeling regulations require disclosure of calories on menu and menu boards, and require that other nutrition information (e.g., fat, sugar, protein) be available in written form on the premises and provided to the customer upon request. Notably, the menu labeling regulations do not require disclosure of “added sugars” as is now required on packaged foods.
The draft update includes two new Q&As which (1) clarify that nutrition information can be provided on third party platforms (TPPs) through which food is ordered and delivered and (2) that added sugars may voluntarily be declared.
Although FDA accepts comments on any guidance at any time, comments on the draft new Q&As are due by February 12, 2024, to ensure they are considered before FDA begins work on final versions.