Nutrient label comments
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA extends to April 30 the deadline for comments on its proposed rulemaking concerning percent daily value information allowed on nutrition facts and supplement facts labels. The agency published an advanced notice of PRM on Nov. 2, 2007 with a 90-day comment period but extended the deadline following a request. Dietary supplement industry stakeholders say the proposal to use estimated average requirements to set daily values for the labels could reduce existing values and lead to lower nutrient levels in food (1"The Tan Sheet" Nov. 12, 2007, p. 3)...
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