Food Labeling: Health Claims; Reopening of Comment Period

摘要

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening to October 8, 1998, the comment period for the nine interim final rules that appeared in the Federal Register of June 22, 1998 ((63 FR 34084), (63 FR 34092), (63 FR 34097), (63 FR 34101), (63 FR 34104), (63 FR 34107), (63 FR 34110), (63 FR 34112), and (63 FR 34115)). The rules prohibit the use on food labels of claims that are not appropriately based on authoritative statements from scientific bodies or that otherwise do not meet the specifications of new legislation. Interested persons were given until September 8, 1998, to comment on the interim final rules. This action is being taken in response to requests to reopen the comment period.