Vitamin D food labeling requirements by FDA

Created May 2017

Update 1,200 IU of Vitamin D now recommended if you consume 3,000 calories daily (FDA) – 2018

  • They got 300,000 comments on proposed new regulations

  • Essential Vitamins and Minerals of Public Health Significance

    • “In addition to sodium, a statutorily required nutrient, our preexisting regulations, at § 101.9(c)(8)(ii), require the declaration of four essential vitamins and minerals, namely, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron. Vitamins and minerals that may be declared voluntarily are vitamin D , vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, biotin, pantothenic acid, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, chloride, and potassium.”
    • Note by VitaminDWiki – It is not clear if Vitamin D labeling will be required
  • ESSENTIAL VITAMINS AND MINERALS THAT ARE VOLUNTARY
    • “In 1993, we determined that vitamin D was not of particular public health significance in the United States because the human requirement for vitamin D could be met with sufficient exposure to sunlight and consumption of milk and other foods that were fortified with vitamin D; as a result, deficiencies in this vitamin were very rare ”
  • only 18% of children and 12% of pregnant women even get the EAR amount of vitamin D
    • EAR =Estimated Average Requirements to get 50% of the population to the minimal goal
    • EAR for vitamin D is 400 IU for ages 1+, any weight (20 lbs – 800 lbs)