BFAD Fda Regulation No. 001-D (1982)

(NAR) VOL. II NO. 4 / OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1991

[ BFAD FDA REGULATION NO. 001-D s. 1982, November 08, 1982 ]

GUIDELINES FOR THE OPEN-DATE MARKING OF VITAMIN C - ENRICHED LIQUID FRUIT DRINKS

1 Scope This guideline prescribes the requirements for the open-date marking of Vitamin C -enriched liquid fruit drinks which have been processed to enable storage at ambient conditions. 2 Definitions For the purpose of this guideline, the following definitions shall apply: 2.1 Fruit Drink is a beverage prepared from fruit juice or fruit juice concentrate or fruit puree and/or fruit flavors, into which sugar and citric acid may have been added. 2.2 Vitamin C — Enriched (fortified) fruit drink is one to which ascorbic acid has been added such that throughout the estimated shelf-life of the product, the Vitacim C content is not lower than 30 mg/250 ml of a ready-to-drink product. 3 Requirements All products covered by this guideline shall prominently indicate in their label a "Best before" date, at which time the specified limit is expected to be reached. 3.1 Minimum Vitamin C — 80% of label claim but not less than 30 mg/250 ml of a ready-to-drink product. 4 Date of Effectivity For products covered by this guideline, full compliance to the open-date marking regulation shall be on January 1983. Adopted: 8 Nov. 1982

(SGD.) CATALINA C. SANCHEZ (SGD.) J. C. AZURIN Acting Administrator Minister of HealthRe-issued: 7 Oct. 1991

(SGD.) QUINTIN L. KINTANAR, M.D., Ph.D. Director Assistant Secretary for Standards and Regulation