G/TBT/N/USA/894  
 
10 March 2014  
(14-1432)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health and Human Services 
(HHS) [911] 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable):  Food 
products, labeling, serving sizes. Processes in the food industry (ICS 67.020), Food products in general (ICS 67.040). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Food Labeling: 
Serving Sizes of Foods That Can Reasonably Be Consumed at One-Eating Occasion; Dual-
Column Labeling; Updating, Modifying, and Establishing Certain Reference Amounts 
Customarily Consumed; Serving Size for Breath Mints; and Technical Amendments (41 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is proposing to 
amend the definition of a single-serving container; require dual-column labeling for 
certain containers; update and modify seve ral reference amounts customarily consumed 
(RACCs or reference amounts); add several food products and food product categories to the reference amounts customarily consumed per eating occasion for the general food supply; amend the label serving size for breath mints; and make technical amendments 
to various aspects of the serving size regulati ons. These actions are being taken, in part, 
in response to recommendations of the 2003 FDA Obesity Working Group and FDA's recognition that portion sizes have changed since the original serving size regulations 
were published in 1993. This proposal also discusses six citizen petitions. The intended 
effect of this rulemaking is to provide consumers with more accurate and up-to-date information on serving sizes. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of Human health or Safety, Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection. 
8. Relevant documents:   79 Federal Register (FR) 11989, 3 March 2014; Title 21 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 101.  Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined To be determined G/TBT/N/USA/894 
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  2 June 2014 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2014-03-03/html /2014-04385.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2014-03-03/pd f/2014-04385.pdf