FDA Secures Consent Decree from New Jersey Bakery over Labeling Issues

According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a federal court has approved a consent decree with Clifton, New Jersey-based Butterfly Bakery, Inc. over claims that it distributed misbranded food products, such as muffins and snack cakes. United States v. Butterfly Bakery Inc., No. 13-669 (D.N.J., order entered March 5, 2013). Under the agreement, the bakery will be unable to process or distribute food until it complies with the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. FDA and state testing apparently showed that foods labeled as “sugar free” contained sugar, and some products contained three times the amount of declared or labeled sugar and two times the amount of fat or saturated fat. See FDA News Release, March 13, 2013.