Revocation of Food Standards for 11 Products Not Currently Sold; Confirmation of Effective Date

Key Points

• 1The FDA is eliminating food standards for 11 specific products that companies no longer manufacture or sell
• 2These outdated standards have been sitting in federal regulations even though no one uses them anymore
• 3This change simplifies FDA rules by removing regulations that don't apply to current food products
• 4The rule confirms the official effective date for when these standards are officially removed from the books
• 5This mainly affects food manufacturers and the FDA, not consumers, since these products aren't currently on store shelves

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