The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and a coalition of 16 other organizations and individuals have submitted a petition for rulemaking calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require that products containing animal-derived ingredients to be labeled with a disclaimer and to identify the species in the disclaimer. In an issue summary, ALDF said a disclaimer “would successfully resolve the current confusion consumers have about which products contain animal ingredients, and which ingredients themselves are animal-derived.” “Whether a food product contains animal-derived ingredients — and if so, which animal(s) those ingredients come from — is a material fact. For religious, moral, food safety, and allergen concerns, consumers have a significant interest in the disclosure of animal-derived ingredients,” the group said.

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