WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.44
7March 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0829)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Food andDrug Administration (42)
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Food
5. Titleandnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Food Labelling; Nutrient Content
Claims, Definition ofTerm: Healthy (6pages)
6. Description ofcontent: TheAdministration isproposing torevise itsfood labelling
regulations byamending thedefinition oftheterm"healthy" topermit certain processed
fruits andvegetables andenriched cereal-grain products thatconform toastandard of
identity tobearthisterm.
7. Objective andrationale: Toprovide consumers withinformation thatwillassist them in
achieving theirdietary goals.
8. Relevant documents: 61FR5349; 12February 1996; 21CFR Part101. Willappear
intheFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: TheAdministration proposes thatany
final ruletheymayissue based upon thisproposal become effective onthedateof
publication intheFederal Register.
10. Final dateforcomments: 29April 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: