Food Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of Raw Fruit, Vegetables, and Fish; Guidelines for Voluntary Nutrition Labeling of Raw Fruit, Vegetables, and Fish; Identification of the 20 Most Frequently Consumed Raw Fruit, Vegetables, and Fish; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 101

[Docket No. 94N-0155]

RIN 0905-AB68

Food Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of Raw Fruit, Vegetables, and

Fish; Guidelines for Voluntary Nutrition Labeling of Raw Fruit,

Vegetables, and Fish; Identification of the 20 Most Frequently Consumed

Raw Fruit, Vegetables, and Fish; Correction

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a

proposed rule that appeared in the Federal Register of July 18, 1994

(59 FR 36379). The document proposed to revise the guidelines for

voluntary nutrition labeling of raw fruit, vegetables, and fish; revise

the definition for compliance with respect to adherence by retailers to

those guidelines; and revise the labeling values for the 20 most

frequently consumed raw fruit, vegetables, and fish. Certain portions

of section VII. C and section VIII. in the Supplementary Information

section were inadvertently omitted from the document. This document

corrects that error.

DATES: Submit written comments by September 16, 1994. The agency is

proposing that any final rule that may issue based on this proposal

became effective 30 days after publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments to the Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305),

Food and Drug Administration, rm. 1-23, 12420 Parklawn Dr., Rockville,

MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean A. T. Pennington, Center for Food

Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-165), Food and Drug Administration,

200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-205-5434.

In FR Doc. 94-17287, appearing on page 36379, in the Federal

Register of July 18, 1994, the following correction is made:

1. On page 36388, in the 1st column, in section VII.C., in line 16,

the following text is added after the word ``existing'' and before the

word ``with'' to read as follows:

* * * signs normally would have been replaced during the

compliance period. However, FDA does not believe that signs normally

would have been redesigned during that period. Therefore, the costs

of the proposed regulation are administrative and redesign costs.

FDA estimates that the average cost of redesigning signs to label

raw fruits, vegetables, and fish is $100 per store. There are 31,000

chain stores and 68,000 independent grocery stores that fall under

the compliance guidelines. Therefore, if those stores currently

complying with the guidelines continue to do so, costs of compliance

would be approximately $7.5 million.

VIII. Effective Date

FDA is proposing that final regulations and voluntary guidelines

based on this proposal become effective 30 days after publication in

the Federal Register. Under the act, FDA is scheduled to do a

compliance survey every 2 years. The first survey was conducted in

November and December of 1992, and the second is scheduled for the fall

of 1994. While FDA would like to have the new values in place by the

fall, the agency recognizes that it is unlikely that it will be able to

do so. Even if the agency were to complete this rulemaking by that

time, FDA recognizes that it will be very difficult for firms to have

signs in place that reflect the new values by the time of the survey.

Therefore, FDA advises that regardless of whether it completes this

rulemaking by the fall or not, it intends to find a store to be in

compliance if it is providing nutrition information for raw fruits,

vegetables, and fish in accordance * * *.

Dated: July 19, 1994.

Michael R. Taylor,

Deputy Commissioner for Policy.

[FR Doc. 94-17845 Filed 7-19-94; 12:10 pm]

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