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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.335
23November 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-3701)
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 (25)
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: LowFatandSkim Milk Products,
Low FatandNon-Fat Yoghurt Products, Low FatCottage Cheese: Proposed
Revocation ofStandards ofIdentity; Food Labelling, Nutrient Content Claims forFat,
Fatty Acids andCholesterol Content ofFood (7pages)
6. Description ofcontent:
TheAdministration proposes toremove thestandards ofidentity forsweetened
condensed skimmed milk, lowfatmilk, skim (non-fat) milk, acidified lowfatmilk,
acidified lowfatmilk, acidified skim(non-fat) milk, cultured lowfatmilk, cultured skim
(non-fat) milk, sourhalf-and-half, acidified sourhalf-and-half, lowfatyoghurt, non-fat
yoghurt, andlowfatcottage cheese. TheAdministration alsoproposes toremove the
standards ofidentity forevaporated skimmed milkandlowfatdrymilk. Removal of
these foodstandards ofidentity would permit theproducts covered bythese regulations
tobemanufactured andlabelled inaccordance withthegeneral definition andstandard
ofidentity (theGeneral Standard) intheregulations forfoods named byuseofanutrient
content claim andastandardized term. These products would thenbenamed ina
manner thatisconsistent withtheAdministration 'sdefinitions oftheterms "lowfat"and
"non-fat" established inresponse totheNutrition Labelling andEducation Actof1990
(the1990 Amendments). TheAdministration alsoisproposing toamend theNutrient
Content Claims Regulations forfat,fattyacids, andcholesterol content toprovide for
"skim" asasynonym for"non-fat" when usedinlabelling milkproducts.
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7. Objective andrationale: Thisaction willprovide forconsistency inthenomenclature
andlabelling ofthese nutritionally modified milkproducts andother foods bearing "low
fat"and"non-fat" claims andwillpromote honesty andfairdealing intheinterest of
consumers.
8. Relevant documents: 60FR56541, 9November 1995; 21CFR Parts 101,131,and
133. Willappear intheFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: TheAdministration proposes thatany
finalrulethatmayissue based onthisproposal, unless stayed bythefiling ofproper
objections, become effective 1January 1998.
10. Final dateforcomments: 23January 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: