# Grain Millers’ oat hull fiber is an 'intrinsic and intact' dietary fiber under FDA rules, claims company

> Grain Millers claims its mechanically milled oat hull fiber qualifies as intrinsic and intact dietary fiber under FDA rules. Rivals dispute the claim, and the FDA has yet to decide whether oat hull fiber is on its list of isolated or synthetic fibers.

- Date: 2017-12-20 · published 2017-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67528-grain-millers-oat-hull-fiber-is-an-intrinsic-and-intact-dietary-fiber-under-fda
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

This is a regulatory dispute over food-ingredient labeling with no direct effect on feed grain supply, demand or prices.

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## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2017/12/20/Grain-Millers-oat-hull-fiber-is-an-intrinsic-and-intact-dietary-fiber-under-FDA-rules-claims-company/

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