Coleman Peanut Company FDA Warning (2017)

Detailed Analysis

False Claims and Regulatory Violations

Your Old Fashioned Peanut Candy (7 oz and 9 oz),VA. Peanuts Unsalted/Salted (3 oz, 9 oz, 22 oz and 5 lb), Butter Toffee Peanuts (8 oz), and A Southern Tradition Peanuts (22 oz)labels fail to bear nutrition information (e.g. Nutrition Facts Panel) as required by 21 CFR 101.9.Your Coleman peanut products do not qualify for an exemption through the Small Business Nutrition Labeling Exemption program because there are nutrient content claims on the firm’s website and online catalog, which are considered labeling and must be in compliance with FDA’s labeling regulations.

Your Coleman peanut products fail to meet the requirements of 101.9(c)(7)(i) because protein claims are made on the labeling and the percentage of the RDI or DRV for protein, based on the  corrected amount of protein per serving and expressed as a Percent Daily Value is not provided.

We note that you include several nutrient content claims about protein on your product labeling. For example, page 7 of your product catalog http://colemanspeanutco.com/2012Catalog.pdf includes the claim, “peanuts are…[a]n outstanding source of protein.” FDA has not defined the term “outstanding source of protein;” however, under 21 CFR 101.54(b), the terms “high,” “rich in,” or “excellent source of” may be used to characterize the level of a nutrient on the label and in the labeling of foods provided that the food contains 20 percent or more of the Daily Reference Value (DRV) per reference amount customarily consumed (RACC). Furthermore, under 21 CFR 101.54(c), the terms “good source,” “contains,” or “provides” may be used on the label provided that the food contains 10 to 19 percent of t

Potential Health Risks

Consumers should be aware of potential risks associated with products from Coleman Peanut Company.

Regulatory Context

Your VA. Peanuts Salted (3 oz and 9 oz), VA. Peanuts Unsalted (9 oz) and A Southern Tradition Peanuts (22 oz)productlabels declare “Vegetable Oil;”which is not declared by the appropriate common or usual name as required by 21 CFR 101.4(b). In addition, the “vegetable oil” also contains sub-ingredients which must also be declared in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4(b).

Your Old Fashioned Peanut Candy (7 oz), A Southern Tradition Peanuts (22 oz), and Butter Toffee Peanuts (8 oz) contain a P.O. Box address, however, the use of a P.O. Box is not provided under 21 CFR 101.5 as an alternative to the street address.

Your Old Fashioned Peanut Candy (7 oz and 9 oz),Your VA. Peanuts Salted (3 oz and 9 oz), and VA. Peanuts Unsalted (9 oz)products may also provide the net quantity of contents in terms of the metric system as provided under 21 CFR 101.7(p).