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ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/USA/48/Add.2 
22 April 2004  
 
(04-1813) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum
 
 
  The following communication dated 19 April 2004 has been received from the United States. 
 
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 Food Labeling: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeli ng; Consumer Research to Consider Nutrient 
Content and Health Claims and Possible Footnot e or Disclosure Statements; Extension of the 
Comment Period 
 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending for 60 days the comment period for an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) pub lished in the Federal Register of July 11, 2003 
(68 FR 41507).  FDA reopened the comment period in  the Federal Register of March 1, 2004. Since 
reopening the comment period, FDA has schedul ed a Food Advisory Committee (FAC) Nutrition 
Subcommittee meeting for April 27 and 28, 2004.  The outcome of this meeting may help determine 
the course of action for trans fat labeling.  FDA is extending the comment period to receive comments 
that consider the information resulting from th is upcoming FAC Nutrition Subcommittee meeting 
specific to this ANPRM and trans fat labeling.  In formation and data obtained from comments to this 
ANPRM may be used to help draft a proposed rule on trans fat labeling. 
 DATES:  Submit written or electr onic comments by June 18, 2004. 
 For access to the full text, go to: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14m ar20010800/edocket.access.gpo. gov/2004/04-8778.htm
 
 
Docket:  For access to the docket to read b ackground documents or comments received, go to 
http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments  and/or the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers 
Lane, Room 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.  
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. 2003N-0076, by any of the 
following methods:      -  Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov
.  Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments. 
 
    - Agency Web site: http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments .  Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments on the agency Web site.      - E-mail: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
. Include Docket No. 2003N-0076 in the subject line of your 
e-mail message. 
 
    - FAX: 301-827-6870. G/TBT/N/USA/48/Add.2 
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- Mail/Hand delivery/Courier [For paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions]: Division of Dockets 
Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
 
Instructions:  All submissions received must include  the agency name and Docket No. or Regulatory 
Information Number (RIN) for this rulemaking. A ll comments received will be posted without change 
to http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments
, including any personal inform ation provided.  For detailed 
instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rule making process, see the 
"How to Submit Comments'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
document.  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Schr impf, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition (HFS-830), Food and Drug Administration, 5100  Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1450, FAX 301-436-2636.  
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