Posted May 30, 2014
The
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a public meeting to discuss two
proposed rules aimed at updating nutrition information and serving size
requirements on the nutrition facts labels. The Federal Register Notice is
available here.
The
rules are intended to help consumers maintain healthy dietary practices. The
meetings are intended to inform the public on the provisions of the rulemaking
process, and to solicit oral stakeholder and public comments on the proposed
rules and to respond to questions about the proposed rules.
The
meeting will be held on June 26, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time at the Jefferson Auditorium, U.S. Department of Agriculture, wing
5 Entrance, 14th and Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20021.
For more information on food
labeling, please visit the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
