Nutrient content claims for “light” or “lite.”

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 9

(a) (1) The claim uses one of the terms defined in this section in accordance with the definition for that term; (2) The claim is made in accordance with the general requirements for nutrient content claims in § 317.313; and (3) The product for which the claim is made is labeled in accordance with § 317.309. (b) (1) If the product derives 50 percent or more of its calories from fat, its fat content is reduced by 50 percent or more per reference amount customarily consumed compared to an appropriate reference product as described in § 317.313(j)(1); or (2) If the product derives less than 50 percent of its calories from fat: (i) The number of calories is reduced by at least one-third (33 (ii) Its fat content is reduced by 50 percent or more per reference amount customarily consumed compared to the appropriate reference product as described in § 317.313(j)(1); and (3) As required in § 317.313(j)(2) for relative claims: (i) The identity of the reference product and the percent (or fraction) that the calories and the fat were reduced are declared in immediate proximity to the most prominent such claim (e.g., “ (ii) Quantitative information comparing the level of calories and fat content in the product per labeled serving size with that of the reference product that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., “lite ‘this product’—200 calories, 4 grams (g) fat; regular ‘reference product’—300 calories, 8 g fat per serving”); a

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 9:§ 317.356