Potassium Chloride Should Be Potassium Salt On Food Labels

Law360, New York (June 29, 2016, 3:33 PM EDT) -- On June 27, 2016, NuTek Food Science LLC filed a citizen petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that, if granted, will provide great benefits to consumers by helping the FDA and the food industry in their efforts to enhance the nutritional profiles of foods and ultimately advance the health and wellness of the U.S. population. Specifically, the citizen petition requests "the commissioner to issue guidance recognizing 'potassium salt' as an additional common or usual name for potassium chloride as that ingredient is defined in 21 C.F.R. § 184.1622" (the "potassium salt petition" or the "petition")....

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