Food Labeling; Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments; Extension of Comment Period

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period until July 5, 2011, for a proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register of April 6, 2011 (76 FR 19192). In that document, FDA proposed requirements for providing nutrition information for standard menu items in certain chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments. The Agency is extending the comment period in response to several requests to give interested parties additional time to comment.