WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/230/Add.1
19 December 2000
(00-5531)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 11 December 2000, has been received from the
United States.
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Food Labelling: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labelling, Nutrient Content Claims, and Health
Claims - Reopening of the Comment Period
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening to 19 January 2001, the comment
period for a document published in the Federal Register of 17 November 1999 (64 FR 62746).  In that
document, FDA proposed to amend its regulations on nutrition labelling to require that the amount oftrans fatty acids present in a food, including dietary supplements, be included in the amount and
percent Daily Value declared for saturated fatty acids.  FDA also proposed that, wherever saturated fat
limits are placed on nutrient content claims, health claims, or disclosure or disqualifying levels, the
amount of trans fatty acids be limited as well.  Finally, FDA proposed to define the nutrient content
claim "trans fat free".  FDA is taking this action in response to comments on the 17 November 1999,
proposal to ensure that interested parties have an adequate opportunity to comment on the issue of
whether the agency should define the nutrient content claims "reduced trans fat" and "reducedsaturated and trans fats".
Submit written comments on nutrient content claims for "reduced trans fat" and "reduced
saturated and trans fats" by 19 January 2001.  Instructions for commenting are in the full text of this
addendum which is available from the US SPS Enquiry Point.
Tel:  202 720-2239
Fax:  202 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov
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