Mars CocoaVia Chocolate Bars Receive No Kudos In FDA Warning Letter
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
CocoaVia chocolate bars are adulterated "in that they contain a food additive, namely folic acid, which is unsafe within the meaning of section 409" of the FD&C Act, CFSAN Office of Compliance Director Joseph Baca tells Mars in a recent warning letter
You may also be interested in...
Masterfoods Should Clarify CocoaVia Information, But Claims Upheld – NAD
The National Advertising Division has asked CocoaVia manufacturer Masterfoods USA to revise information on its Web site and clarify its cholesterol lowering claims to refer to the product's plant sterols ingredient rather than the product itself
Confectioners Offer Jelly Beans, Chocolate To Sweeten Functional Food Field
A study currently underway will evaluate how Jelly Belly's Sport Beans vitamin-fortified jelly beans stack up against other high-energy products in warding off fatigue after prolonged exercise, the candy maker announced April 17
CFSAN Targeting High-Profile Supplement Offenders To Maximize Value
In response to budgetary restraints, FDA's food center will focus enforcement actions on the most visible dietary supplement companies that violate advertising regulations, according to Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition Director Robert Brackett, PhD