WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.53
19March 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-0977)
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: Department ofAgriculture (33)
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):
Poultry products (HSChapter 0207)
5. Titleandnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Food Standards: Requirements for
Processed Meat andPoultry Products Named byUseofanExpressed Nutrient Content
Claim andaStandardized Term (14pages)
6. Description ofcontent: TheFood Safety andInspection Service isproposing toamend
theFederal Meat andPoultry Products Inspection Regulations toestablish ageneral
definition andstandard ofidentity forstandardized meatfoodandpoultry foodproducts
thathavebeenmodified toqualify foruseofanexpressed nutrient content claim intheir
product name. These products would beidentified byanexpressed nutrient content
claim, such as"fatfree", "low fat", and"light", inconjunction withanappropriate
standardized product name.
7. Objective andrationale: This action isbeing taken to(1)assist consumers in
maintaining healthy dietary practices byproviding forsubstitute versions ofstandardized
processed meat food andpoultry food products thathave reductions ofcertain
constituents thatareofhealth concern toconsumers, such asfatandcholesterol,
(2)increase regulatory flexibility andsupport product innovation inaccord with
Administration directives, and(3)provide consumers with aninformative nutrition
labelling system.
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8. Relevant documents: 60FR67474, 29December 1995; 9CFR Parts 319and381.
Willappear intheFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 27February 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: