As part of a widespread initiative, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to Gorton's illuminating a misbranding problem involving the fat content of Gorton's Beer Battered Crispy Battered Fish Fillets.
The FDA noted in the letter dated Feb. 22 that the nutritional information announcement on the label bears the phrase "0 grams trans fat, same great taste!" in the principal display panel of the label. The phrase meets the legal definition of a nutrient claim.
But the packaging failed to disclose in another panel that the customer should seek full nutritional information about fat, saturated fat and sodium content. The fish fillets contain 19 grams of total fat, 4.5 grams of saturated fat and 680 grams of sodium per serving.