US health regulators remove rules for 11 canned foods that no one sells anymore

The US Food and Drug Administration is officially removing old rules for 11 canned fruit and vegetable products. These products, like 'canned fruit cocktail' and 'canned peas,' are no longer sold in the United States.

For decades, food companies had to follow specific recipes and ingredient lists for these canned goods, even if they weren't making them. This change means regulators are cleaning up the rulebook, getting rid of outdated standards that no longer serve a purpose. It frees up a tiny bit of regulatory overhead, but mostly just makes the rulebook shorter.