When food and beverage companies think about FDA compliance, they usually focus on what is in front of them today: the current label, the current website, active marketing campaigns, and the records available during an inspection.
A recent FDA enforcement action shows why that may not be enough.
In June 2026, FDA issued a warning letter to Mineral BioSciences, LLC after an inspection and several rounds of follow-up responses. During its review, FDA looked beyond facility records and current product materials. The agency also reviewed the company’s website and social media history and cited disease-related claims, including a customer testimonial from a 2018 Instagram post discussing glucose levels.
The message for food and beverage companies is important: older digital content may still create regulatory risk.
How an Old Social Post Became Part of an FDA Review
FDA inspected the company’s facility in November 2025 and issued Form 483 observations related to sanitation and current good manufacturing practice documentation. The company submitted multiple responses over the following months.
FDA later reviewed the company’s website and social media content and identified claims it considered problematic. The underlying case involved dietary supplements, but the broader compliance lesson applies well beyond that category.
An inspection does not always stay limited to the production floor. Public-facing claims can become part of the agency’s evaluation of how a company presents and markets its products.
That makes digital marketing history an area worth including in a broader food safety and regulatory compliance consulting review.
Your Website and Social Media Should Be Part of Compliance
Food and beverage brands often update packaging more carefully than they update old digital content. A label may go through multiple regulatory reviews while years of social media posts, blog articles, testimonials, or archived product pages remain online.
That creates the possibility that current packaging is compliant while older marketing language tells a different story.
Companies should periodically review:
- Website product descriptions
- Social media posts and captions
- Customer testimonials
- Blog and educational content
- Health, wellness, and performance claims
- Influencer or ambassador content
- Old landing pages and discontinued product pages
- Promotional graphics that contain product claims
The objective is not to delete everything old. It is to understand what is publicly accessible and determine whether the claims still align with the product’s regulatory status.
FDA Labeling Review Should Extend Beyond the Package
An FDA food labeling consultant may review the Nutrition Facts panel, ingredient statement, allergen declarations, net quantity, and package claims. But a compliant label does not automatically make every marketing statement compliant.
Website copy and social posts should support—not contradict—the product’s approved positioning.
This is especially important when marketing language touches blood sugar, heart health, disease prevention, immunity, weight management, or other physiological effects.
For growing brands, regulatory review should connect product development, manufacturing, quality, and marketing rather than treating each as a separate function.
What Manufacturers and CPG Brands Should Do Now
Food manufacturers and CPG companies should consider adding a digital claims audit to their regular compliance process. This can be especially useful before an FDA inspection, after receiving Form 483 observations, during a label update, or before a major product relaunch.
A food manufacturing consultant or food and beverage consulting firm can also help identify where manufacturing, labeling, and marketing systems may be operating independently when they should be aligned.
The practical takeaway is simple: review more than the package.
Your current label may be compliant, but an old social media post, testimonial, or webpage can still be visible—and potentially relevant years later.
For food and beverage companies, digital content should be treated as part of the compliance record, not just part of the marketing archive.
