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HHS/FDA RIN: 0910-AF23 Publication ID: Fall 2005 
Title: Food Labeling; Serving Sizes of Products That Can Reasonably Be Consumed at One Eating Occasion; Updating of Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed; Approaches for Recommending Smaller Portion Sizes 
Abstract: In response to the Report of the Working Group on Obesity that FDA issued on March 12, 2004, the agency issued on April 4, 2005, an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in its efforts to combat the Nation’s obesity problem. The ANPRM requested comments on changes to the agency’s nutrition labeling regulations on serving size and comments on allowance of truthful, nonmisleading, and useful approaches for promoting consumption of smaller portion sizes. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 101.9    21 CFR 101.12    21 CFR 101.60(b)   
Legal Authority: 21 USC 321    21 USC 343    21 USC 371   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  04/04/2005  70 FR 17010   
ANPRM Comment Period End  06/20/2005    
NPRM  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Lori LeGault
Nutritionist
Department of Health and Human Services
Food and Drug Administration
HFS-840, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway,
College Park, MD 20740
Phone:301 436-1791
Fax:301 436-2635
Email: lori.legault@fda.hhs.gov