2016-29272: Revision of the Nutrition Facts Labels for Meat and Poultry Products and Updating Certain Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed
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Consistent with the recent changes that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to amend the nutrition labeling requirements for meat (including fish of the order Siluriformes) and poultry products to better reflect the most recent scientific research and dietary recommendations and to improve the presentation of nutrition information to assist consumers in maintaining healthy dietary practices. FSIS is proposing to update the list of nutrients that are required or permitted to be declared; provide updated Daily Reference Values (DRVs) and Reference Daily Intake (RDI) values that are based on current dietary recommendations from consensus reports; and amend the labeling requirements for foods represented or purported to be specifically for children under the age of 4 years and pregnant women and lactating women and establish nutrient reference values specifically for these population subgroups. FSIS is also proposing to revise the format and appearance of the Nutrition Facts label; amend the definition of a single-serving container; require dual-column labeling for certain containers; and update and modify several reference amounts customarily consumed (RACCs or reference amounts). Finally, FSIS is proposing to consolidate the nutrition labeling regulations for meat and poultry products into a new Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 12 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 9 CFR 301 Terminology; Adulteration and Misbranding Standards
- 9 CFR 304 Application for Inspection; Grant of Inspection
- 9 CFR 316 Marking Products and Their Containers
- 9 CFR 317 Labeling, Marking Devices, and Containers
- 9 CFR 318 Entry into Official Establishments; Reinspection and Preparation of Products
- 9 CFR 319 Definitions and Standards of Identity or Composition
- 9 CFR 320 Records, Registration, and Reports
- 9 CFR 327 Imported Products
- 9 CFR 362 Voluntary Poultry Inspection Regulations
- 9 CFR 381 Poultry Products Inspection Regulations
- 9 CFR 412 Label Approval
- 9 CFR 413
Rulemaking docket
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