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HHS/FDA | RIN: 0910-AA19 | Publication ID: Fall 1999 |
Title: Food Labeling Review | |
Abstract: The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (NLEA) requires that most foods bear nutrition labeling. The agency issued final rules implementing most of the provisions contained in the NLEA on January 6, 1993. Subsequently, however, the agency has identified additional areas that should be the subject of rulemaking. FDA issued a proposal on January 6, 1993, to establish requirements for the identification of certain ingredients on food labels. FDA proposed on June 15, 1993, to amend its January 6, 1993, final rules on nutrient content and health claims to remove the provisions that exempted restaurant menus from the requirements for how nutrient content claims and health claims are to be made. The agency proposed on January 4, 1994, to establish reference daily intakes based on the 9th and 10th editions of the National Research Council's Recommended Dietary Allowances. On March 14, 1994, FDA published a proposal implementing the provisions for exemptions from nutrition labeling for low-volume food products of small businesses that were established by the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act Amendments of 1993. On August 18, 1993, FDA published a proposal concerning the placement of the nutrition facts panel on food labels. Finally, on July 18, 1994, FDA published proposed revised guidelines for the voluntary declaration of nutrition labeling for raw produce and fish. A final rule concerning the placement of the nutrition facts panel was published on April 5, 1995. A final rule establishing reference daily intakes based on the 9th and 10th editions of Recommended Dietary Allowances was published on December 28, 1995. FDA published a final rule on August 2, 1996, on nutrient content claims and health claims to remove the provisions that exempted restaurant menus from the requirements for how nutrient content claims and health claims are to be made. FDA published a final rule on August 7, 1996, implementing the exemption for small businesses from the requirements for nutrition labeling and providing instructions on how to file a notice claiming the exemption. FDA published on August 16, 1996, final guidelines on the voluntary declaration of nutrition labeling for raw produce and fish. | |
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) | Priority: Routine and Frequent |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 21 CFR 100 21 CFR 101 21 CFR 102 21 CFR 161 | |
Legal Authority: 15 USC 1453 15 USC 1454 15 USC 1455 21 USC 321 21 USC 331 21 USC 342 21 USC 343 21 USC 348 21 USC 371 |
Legal Deadline:
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Additional Information: Previously reported under RIN 0905-AD89. | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: Federal, State |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Christine L. Taylor Director, Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (HFS-800), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 200 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20204 Phone:202 205-4561 |