Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 29 - STATE MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAM › Section 603-029-1036 - Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed per Eating Occasion

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The general
			 principles followed in arriving at the reference amounts customarily consumed
			 per eating occasion (Reference Amount(s)), as set forth in paragraph 2 of this
			 section, are:
(a) The Reference Amounts are
			 calculated for persons 4 years of age or older to reflect the amount of food
			 customarily consumed per eating occasion by persons in this population group.
			 These Reference Amounts are based on data set forth in appropriate national
			 food consumption surveys.
(b) The
			 Reference Amounts are calculated for an infant or child under 4 years of age to
			 reflect the amount of food customarily consumed per eating occasion by infants
			 up to 12 months of age or by children 1 through 3 years of age, respectively.
			 These Reference Amounts are based on data set forth in appropriate national
			 food consumption surveys. Such Reference Amounts are to be used only when the
			 product is specially formulated or processed for use by an infant or by a child
			 under 4 years of age.
(c) An
			 appropriate national food consumption survey includes a large sample size
			 representative of the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the
			 relevant population group and must be based on consumption data under actual
			 conditions of use.
(d) To determine
			 the amount of food customarily consumed per eating occasion, the mean, median,
			 and mode of the consumed amount per eating occasion were considered.
(e) When survey data were insufficient, FSIS
			 took various other sources of information on serving sizes of food into
			 consideration. These other sources of information included:
(A) Serving sizes used in dietary guidance
			 recommendations or recommended by other authoritative systems or organizations;
(B) Serving sizes recommended in
			 comments;
(C) Serving sizes used by
			 manufacturers and grocers; and
(D)
			 Serving sizes used by other countries.
(f) Because they reflect the amount
			 customarily consumed, the Reference Amount and, in turn, the serving size
			 declared on the product label are based on only the edible portion of food, and
			 not bone, seed, shell, or other inedible components.
(g) The Reference Amount is based on the
			 major intended use of the product (e.g., a mixed dish measurable with a cup as
			 a main dish and not as a side dish).
(h) The Reference Amounts for products that
			 are consumed as an ingredient of other products, but that may also be consumed
			 in the form in which they are purchased (e.g., ground beef), are based on use
			 in the form purchased.
(i) The
			 Department sought to ensure that foods that have similar dietary usage, product
			 characteristics, and customarily consumed amounts have a uniform Reference
			 Amount. The following Product Categories and Reference Amounts shall be used as
			 the basis for determining serving sizes for specific products: See Table 1 and
			 Table 2 -603-029-1036.pdf