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          FDA Releases Small Entity Compliance Guide on Final Rule To Revoke the SOIs for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for YogurtCFSAN Constituent Updates FDA Releases Small Entity Compliance Guide on Final Rule To Revoke the SOIs for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for Yogurt
  
  	
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November 27, 2023

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the availability of a Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG) to help explain the actions a small entity must take to comply with recent changes made to “Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt Products; Final Rule To Revoke the Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for Yogurt.” The final rule, which was published on June 11, 2021 and modified on December 15, 2022 and April 14, 2023, amends and modernizes the standard of identity for yogurt by allowing for technological advances in yogurt production while preserving the basic nature and essential characteristics of yogurt.

The SECG is aimed at food manufacturers producing yogurt products for the U.S. market and restates, in plain language and in a question-and-answer format, the provisions in the final rule. It includes the following questions, among others:

What did we change for yogurt products?
	How does the rule describe “yogurt”?
	What are the pH requirements for yogurt?
	What are the requirements for milkfat and milk solids not fat?
	Are there different requirements for producing reduced fat, lowfat, or nonfat yogurt?
	What sweeteners may you use in yogurt?Manufacturers must begin complying with the rule for products labeled on or after January 1, 2024.

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Federal Register Notice
	Small Entity Compliance Guide: Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt Products; Final Rule to Revoke the Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for Yogurt
	Constituent Update: FDA Amends Standard of Identity for Yogurt (April 2023)
	Labeling & Nutrition Guidance Documents & Regulatory Information

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