Zdrowie i gospodarka · 04/03/1997

Food Labeling; Net Quantity of Contents; Compliance

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to revise its human and animal food labeling regulations that pertain to declarations of net quantity of contents on food packages. This action would establish specific procedures for checking conformance to net contents labeling requirements nationwide, and provide consumers with information that accurately reflects the actual contents of the package. These procedures include analytical methods for evaluating declarations in terms of mass or weight, volume, and count. FDA is also proposing to require that food packed in a pressurized container bear a declaration of the net mass or weight of the contents expelled when the instructions for use are followed, and to clarify when net content declarations expressed in terms of mass or weight are to be based on the contents without the packing medium (i.e., drained weight). Further, the agency is proposing to revise the standard of identity for fresh oysters. This proposal is based on petitions submitted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) and on comments that FDA received on one of these petitions.