  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/USA/48/Add.1 
10 March 2004  
 
(04-1054) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
  The following communication, dated 8 March 2004, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States
 in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
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Food Labelling: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labelling; Consumer Re search to Consider 
Nutrient Content Claims and Health Claims and Possible Footnote or Disclosure Statements  
 
 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening for 45 days the comment period for an advanced notice of proposed rule making (A NPRM) published in the Federal Register of 
11 July 2003 (68 FR 41507), in which FDA is reque sting information and data that potentially could 
be used to establish new nutrient content claims a bout trans fatty acids (trans fat); to establish 
qualifying criteria for trans fat in current nutrien t content claims for saturated fatty acids and 
cholesterol, lean and extra lean claims, and health  claims that contain a message about cholesterol-
raising lipids; and, in addition, to establish discl osure and disqualifying criteria to help consumers 
make heart-healthy food choices. Since publication of the ANPRM on July 11, 2003, the Institute of 
Medicine of the National Academy of Science (IOM/NAS) issued a report entitled ``Dietary 
Reference Intakes: Guiding Principles for Nutrition Labeling and Fortification.'' FDA is reopening the 
comment period to receive comments that consider the information in the IOM/NAS report specific to 
this ANPRM and trans fat labeling. Information and data obtained from comments to this ANPRM 
may be used to help draft a proposed rule on trans fat.  
Complete details can be found online at: 
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14m ar20010800/edocket.access.gpo. gov/2004/04-4504.htm
 
 
DATES:  Submit written or electronic comments by 15 April 2004. 
 ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments
 
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    Julie Schrimpf,   Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-830),  
 Food and Drug Administration,  
 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy.,   College Park, MD 20740-3835,   Tel: 301-436-1450   Fax: 301-436-2636. 
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