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RIN: 0910-AG09

Publication ID: Fall 2010

Title: Pet Food Labeling Requirements
Abstract: The President signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA) on September 27, 2007 (Pub. L. 110-85). Title X of the FDAAA includes several provisions pertaining to food safety, including the safety of pet food. Section 1002(a) of the new law directs FDA to issue new regulations to establish updated standards for the labeling of pet food that include nutritional and ingredient information. This same provision of the law also directs that, in developing these new regulations, FDA obtain input from its stakeholders, including the Association of American Feed Control Officials, veterinary medical associations, animal health organizations, and pet food manufacturers.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 21 USC 343 21 USC 371 PL 110-85, sec 1002(a)(3)

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	FDA is directed to issue proposed and final regulations by the statutory deadline.	09/27/2009

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	03/00/2011
NPRM Comment Period End	06/00/2011

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: William Burkholder Veterinary Medical Officer Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine, MPN-4, Room 2642, HFV-228, 7519 Standish Place, Rockville, MD 20855 Phone:240 402-5900 Email: william.burkholder@fda.hhs.gov