The FDA offers a draft guidance for industry titled, “The Use of an Alternate Name for Potassium Chloride in Food Labeling.” When finalized, the guidance will explain the agency’s intent to exercise enforcement discretion for the declaration of the name “potassium chloride salt” as an alternative to “potassium chloride,” in the ingredient statement on the labels of foods that contain potassium chloride as an ingredient. 

FDA intends to exercise this enforcement discretion to provide industry with greater flexibility when labeling food products, including those formulated to reduce sodium content. This enforcement discretion may result in manufacturers using potassium chloride as a substitute ingredient for sodium chloride (i.e., salt). 

Electronic or written comments should be submitted by July 19, 2019, to ensure consideration before the agency begins work on the final version of the guidance.

Submit electronic comments at www.regulations.gov.

Because electronic comments will be made public, ensure your submissions don’t include any confidential information about you or a third party. Please note that if you include your name, contact information or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be posted on www.regulations.gov. The site also includes instructions to submit comments in writing.