WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/341/Add.1
18 June 2001
(01-3035)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 14 June 2001, has been received from the United States.
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Food Labeling:  Health Claims; Plant Sterol/Stanol Esters and Coronary Heart Disease;  Interim final
rule;  notice of extension of period for issuance of final rule
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending to 25 July 2001, the period for
issuance of a final rule in response to its interim final rule of 8 September 2000, entitled "Food
Labeling:  Health Claims; Plant Sterol/Stanol Este rs and Coronary Heart Disease".  FDA's regulations
require the agency to issue a notice of such extension if it finds, for cause, that it is unable to issue a
final rule within 270 days from the date of publication of the interim final rule.  The complexity of theissues raised by the comments to the interim final rule and the lack of agency resources to complete
the final rule within the specified 270 days have persuaded the agency of the need to extend the
deadline to publish the final rule.
The full text of this addendum is available from the address below.United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority:
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
Attn: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov
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