The widely used dietary fiber meets updated standards of the new Nutritional Facts Panel
ADM/Matsutani LLC, the joint venture between Archer Daniels Midland Company, Matsutani Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., and Matsutani America, Inc., has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has included Fibersol on its list of approved dietary fibers. The FDA amended its list after reviewing the totality of scientific evidence, including 20 years worth of clinical research on the ingredient in a citizen petition filed by ADM on behalf of ADM/Matsutani LLC JV.
“ADM supports the FDA’s efforts to provide consumers with nutritional labeling information that is honest, clear and relevant,” said Greg Dodson, vice president, Fiber, ADM. “We remained confident in the totality of scientific evidence that shows Fibersol’s physiological benefit to human health and its classification as a dietary fiber. With the FDA’s decision, food and drink companies can be reassured that their products using Fibersol can continue to be labeled as containing dietary fiber and will meet the compliance date for the nutrition facts labeling final rule.”