date:Nov 24, 2015
ments that could be false or misleading when considered in the context of the whole label. The agency also encouraged industry to avoid statements such as GMO free, GE free and non-GMO.
The term free conveys zero or total absence unless a regulatory definition has been put in place in a specific situation, FDA explained in the guidance. The potential challenges of substantiating a free claim are described in Section III.D of this guidance, and in light of these challenges FDA recommends that ma