A bill to make technical amendments to the Nutrition Information and Labeling Act, and for other purposes.
PL 102-108 (S.1608), enacted 08/17/1991

PUBLIC LAW 102-108—AUG. 17, 1991 
105 STAT. 549 
Public Law 102-108 
102d Congress 
An Act 
To make Technical Amendments to the Nutrition Information and Labeling Act, and 
Aug. 17, 1991 
for other purposes. 
[S. 1608] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INGREDIENT LABELING. 
Section 10(c) of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 
(21 U.S.C. 343 note) is amended to read as follows: 
"(c) SECTION 7.— 
"(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the amend-
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ments made by section 7 shall take effect one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
"(2XA) If a food subject to section 403(g) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act or a food with one or more colors 
required to be certified under section 706(c) bears a label which 
was printed before July 1, 1991, and which is attached to the 
food before May 8, 1993, such food shall not be subject to the 
amendments made by section 7(1) and section 7(3). 
"(B) If a food described in subparagraph (A)— 
"(i) bears a label which was printed after July 1,1991, but 
before the date the proposed regulation described in clause 
(ii) takes effect as a final regulation and which was attached 
to the food before May 8,1993, and 
"(ii) meets the requirements of the proposed regulation of 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services published in 
56 Fed. Reg. 28592-28636 (June 21, 1991) as it pertains to 
the amendments made by this Act, 
such food shall not be subject to the amendments made by 
section 7(1) and section 7(3). 
"(3) A food purported to be a beverage containing a vegetable 
or fruit juice which bears a label attached to the food before 
May 8, 1993, shall not be subject to the amendments made by 
section 7(2).". 
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) NUTRITION LABEUNG.—Section 403(qX4XA) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as added by section 2(a) of the Nutrition 
Labeling and Education Act of 1990) is amended by striking out 21 USC 343. 
"(C)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(D)". 
(b) UNIFORM LABEUNG.—Section 403A(aX5) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (as added by section 6 of the Nutrition 
Labeling and Education Act of 1990) is amended by striking out 21 USC 343-1. 
"clause (B) of such section" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 
403(rX5XB)". 
(c) REFERENCES.—Section 7 of the Nutrition Labeling and Edu-
cation Act of 1990 is amended— 
21 USC 343. 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting "the provisions o f after 
"subject to", and 
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(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting "the first time it appears" 
before "and inserting". 
(d) SECTION 503.—Section 503 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "section 503(b)" in subsections (cX2) and 
(cX3)(BXv) and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (b)", 
(2) by striking out "section 503(cXl)" in subsection (dX3)(E) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (cXD", 
(3) by redesignating the subsection (c) added by section 105 of 
the Generic Animal Drug and Patent Restoration Act (Public 
Law 100-670) as subsection (f), and 
(4) by redesignating the subsection (f) added by section 16 of 
the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-629) as 
subsection (g). 
(e) ANIMAL DRUGS.—Section 512(eXlXB) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(eXlXB)) is amended by striking out 
"(H)" and mserting in lieu thereof "a)". 
(f) PuBuc HEALTH SERVICE ACT TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
42 use 280c. 
tion 395. [280cXaXl) after the word "if insert the words "skilled 
medical services,". 
Approved August 17, 1991. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1608: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
July 31, considered and passed Senate. 
Aug. 2, considered and passed House.