FDA Grants Citizen Petition on Acacia (Gum Arabic) as a Dietary Fiber

FDA’s definition of “dietary fiber” at 21 CFR 101.9(c)(6)(i) identifies seven soluble, isolated or synthetic non-digestible carbohydrates (NDCs) that have been determined by FDA to have physiological effects that are beneficial to human health and, thus, may be declared as dietary fiber on Nutrition and Supplement Facts labels.  In 2018, FDA issued guidance which, as... Continue Reading