International Dairy Foods Association: Response to the Objections and Requests for a Public Hearing on the Final Rule To Revoke the Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and Amend the Standard for Yogurt
other · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 2023-04-14 · Effective 2023-04-14 · 88 FR 22907
Document
Document number
2023-07723
Federal Register citation
88 FR 22907
CFR reference
21 CFR 131
Type
Rule
Action
Final order; response to objections and denial of public hearing requests; removal of administrative stay; final amendment.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) published a final rule entitled "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," on June 11, 2021 (the 2021 final rule). The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) objected to the final rule's provision that yogurt have either a titratable acidity of not less than 0.7 percent, expressed as lactic acid, or a pH of 4.6 or lower before the addition of bulky flavoring ingredients. We are denying IDFA's request for a public hearing with respect to this objection and are issuing a final order to modify the final rule's provision with respect to both pH and titratable acidity.