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Part III





Department of Agriculture





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Food Safety and Inspection Service



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9 CFR Parts 317 and 381




Placement of Nutrition Labeling and Other Mandatory Labeling on Meat 
and Poultry Products; Proposed Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

9 CFR Parts 317 and 381

[Docket No. 93-020P]
RIN 0583-AB72

 
Placement of Nutrition Labeling and Other Mandatory Labeling on 
Meat and Poultry Products

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to 
amend the Federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations by 
defining the information panel on the labeling of meat and poultry 
products; allowing mandatory labeling information to be shown in the 
information panel, in addition to the principal display panel; allowing 
nutrition information to be shown on other than the principal display 
panel or the informational panel of meat and poultry products; and 
allowing final labeling bearing nutrition information, which has been 
approved by FSIS in sketch form, to be generically approved. This 
action would provide increased flexibility in the placement of 
nutrition information and other mandatory information on the labeling 
of meat and poultry products and streamline the nutrition labeling 
approval process. Portions of this proposal parallel a Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA) proposal concerning placement of the nutrition 
information on food packages.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments to: Policy Office, ATTN: Diane Moore, FSIS 
Hearing Clerk, room 3171, South Building, Food Safety and Inspection 
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Oral 
comments as provided by the Poultry Products Inspection Act should be 
directed to Mr. Charles Edwards at (202) 254-2565. (See also 
``Comments'' under ``Supplementary Information.'')

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Edwards, Director, Product Assessment Division, Regulatory 
Programs, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, (202) 254-2565.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order 12866

    This proposed rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12866.

Executive Order 12778

    This proposed rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12778, 
Civil Justice Reform. States and local jurisdictions are preempted 
under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) and the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act (PPIA) from imposing any marking, labeling, packaging, 
or ingredient requirement on federally inspected meat and poultry 
products that are in addition to, or different than, those imposed 
under the FMIA or PPIA. States and local jurisdictions may, however, 
exercise concurrent jurisdiction over meat and poultry products that 
are outside official establishments for the purpose of preventing the 
distribution of meat and poultry products that are misbranded or 
adulterated under the FMIA or PPIA, or, in the case of imported 
articles, which are not at such an establishment, after their entry 
into the United States. Under the FMIA and PPIA, States that maintain 
meat and poultry inspection programs must impose requirements that are 
at least equal to those required under the FMIA and PPIA. The States 
may, however, impose more stringent requirements on such State 
inspected products and establishments.
    No retroactive effect will be given to this proposed rule. The 
administrative procedures specified in 9 CFR 306.5 and 381.35 must be 
exhausted prior to any judicial challenge of the application of the 
provisions of this proposed rule, if the challenge involves any 
decision of an inspector relating to inspection services provided under 
the FMIA or PPIA. The administrative procedures specified in 9 CFR 
parts 335 and 381, subpart W, must be exhausted prior to any judicial 
challenge of the application of the provisions of this proposed rule 
with respect to labeling decisions.

Effect on Small Entities

    The Administrator has determined that this proposed rule would not 
have a significant effect on small entities, as defined by the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601). The proposed rule would 
provide official establishments with additional flexibility in placing 
nutrition labeling and other mandatory information on the labeling of 
meat and poultry products. Small meat and poultry establishments are 
exempt from nutrition labeling, provided the labels of their products 
bear no nutrition claims or nutrition information. Therefore, most 
small establishments would not be affected by the portion of this 
proposed rule pertaining to the placement of nutrition information on 
the labeling.
    The other portion of this proposed rule would provide regulatory 
flexibility in placing other mandatory information, such as the 
ingredients statement or the name of the company, on the labeling. Such 
flexibility is already provided to all establishments under current 
labeling regulations and policy. Therefore, small establishments would 
see minimal, if any, impact from this portion of the proposed rule.
    Small businesses referred to as label expeditors, however, would be 
affected by the portion of the proposed rule pertaining to the generic 
approval of nutrition labeling which has been approved in sketch form. 
While such entities would be affected because the number of labels 
requiring the existing expediting service would decrease, the number of 
firms expediting label approvals is not substantial. Moreover, the 
Agency believes that since the proposed rule would only affect that 
category of labeling bearing nutrition information, the economic impact 
on the expediting service may not be significant because many of the 
existing label expeditors are likely to modify the services they offer 
and provide consulting services to their existing clients. This portion 
of the proposed rule would have a positive, but not significant, impact 
on a large number of small meat and poultry processors because it would 
reduce their direct labeling application costs.

Paperwork Requirements

    This proposed rule would require the category of labels addressed 
in this rule to be approved only once by FSIS's Food Labeling Division 
(FLD) in sketch, and if no changes are made, no additional approval 
would be necessary (generic approval). Therefore, to receive final 
approval, establishments would not have to complete FSIS Form 7234, 
``Application for Approval of Labels, Marking or Device,'' which 
transmits labels to FLD for review and approval. This would eliminate 
duplication in the labeling approval system and reduce the number of 
labels reviewed and processed by FLD. Therefore, this proposal would 
expedite the labeling approval process for the specific category of 
labeling addressed in this rule and would also reduce official 
establishments' paperwork burden.

Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning this 
proposal. Written comments should be sent to the Policy Office and 
refer to Docket No. 93-020P. Any person desiring an opportunity for an 
oral presentation of views, as provided by the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act, should make such a request to Mr. Charles Edwards, so 
that arrangements can be made for such views to be presented. A record 
will be made of all views orally presented. All comments submitted in 
response to this proposal will be available for public inspection at 
the Policy Office from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday.

Background

    FSIS published its final nutrition labeling regulations in the 
Federal Register on January 6, 1993 (58 FR 632). Corrections and 
technical amendments to this final rule were published on August 18, 
1993 (58 FR 43787) and September 10, 1993 (58 FR 47624), respectively. 
The final rule permits voluntary nutrition labeling on single-
ingredient, raw meat and poultry products, and establishes mandatory 
nutrition labeling for all other meat and poultry products, with 
certain exceptions. The rule also specifies a new format for nutrition 
information and the location of nutrition information on the label of 
packaged products. Nutrition information on a label of packaged meat or 
poultry products must appear on the label's principal display panel or 
on the information panel, except for gift packs. Nutrition information 
for gift packs may be displayed at a location other than on the product 
label, such as label inserts.
    Recognizing label space constraints, FSIS included provisions in 
the final rule that allow a modified nutrition label on products in 
packages that have a total surface area available to bear labeling of 
40 or less square inches, so that the required nutrition information 
could be presented on any label panel. The flexibility provided by 
these provisions reflects FSIS's recognition that is more important 
that the nutrition information be presented on the immediate package 
than in any particular place. In addition, FSIS, stated in the preamble 
to the final rule that it will consider, on a case-by-case basis, 
allowing the modified nutrition label for packages larger than 40 
square inches that have a surface area which precludes the presentation 
of the full nutrition label. Such determinations are made by FSIS at 
the time meat and poultry manufacturers obtain prior approval for the 
content and design if labeling for their products before the products 
may be marketed.
    Following publication of its final rule on nutrition labeling, FSIS 
received many comments from the meat and poultry industry requesting 
greater flexibility in the placement of nutrition information on the 
product label. The commenters stated that the type size and spacing 
requirements for the display of the nutrition information prevented its 
placement in compliance with current labeling regulations and policy. 
FSIS agrees that new nutrition information displays often require more 
space on the label than current nutrition information displays, and 
that it is sometimes difficult to fit all required information on the 
information panel. FSIS has concluded that increased flexibility in 
regard to the placement of nutrition information is necessary to ensure 
that mandatory information on labels is readable and not overcrowded. 
FSIS believes this flexibility can be achieved without hindering 
consumer use of labeling information. FDA reached similar conclusions 
based on its review of layouts to implement its nutrition labeling 
regulations, as well as its review of comments received after 
publication of its final rule. Based on its conclusion that greater 
flexibility in the placement of nutrition information is needed, FDA 
published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 18, 1993 
(58 (FR 44091), to permit such flexibility.
    Under the nutrition labeling regulations, most meat and poultry 
product labels, with certain exceptions, must be revised and 
resubmitted for review and approval by FSIS. FSIS anticipates that 
approximately 120,000 labels would require nutrition labeling under the 
final nutrition labeling regulations. FSIS has acknowledged the 
extensive economic impact of the nutrition labeling requirements, as 
well as the need for substantive Agency resources to review all such 
revised labels. The volume of labels bearing nutrition labeling, 
compounded by the routine submittal of labels requiring approval, is 
expected to place a tremendous burden upon the current prior label 
approval system. FSIS believes this burden would be reduced without 
loss of information to consumers by allowing the labeling to be 
generically approved once it has been approved by FSIS in sketch form.

Current Regulations and Agency Policy

    Currently, 9 CFR 317.2(d) and 381.116(b) define the ``principal 
display panel'' as the part of a label that is most likely to be 
displayed, presented, shown, or examined under customary conditions of 
display for sale. Under 9 CFR 317.2(c), 381.117, 381.118, 381.121, 
381.121a, 381.122, and 381.123, this panel must include the name of the 
product; the ingredients statement, if the product is fabricated from 
two or more ingredients; the name and place of business of the 
manufacturer, packer, or distributor; the net quantity of contents; an 
official inspection legend and the number of the official 
establishment; and any other information required by the regulations.
    Section 381.116(a) of the poultry products inspection regulations 
(9 CFR 381.116(a)) prescribes that information required to appear on 
the principal display panel, except as otherwise permitted in the 
regulations, shall be in distinctly legible form, read in the same 
general direction, generally parallel to each other, and appear in the 
English language, except that Spanish may be substituted for English, 
under certain cases, for all information except the inspection legend. 
The Federal meat inspection regulations contain similar provisions, 
except that mandatory information on the principal display panel is not 
required to read in the same general direction and be generally 
parallel to each other.
    In August 1980, the Food Labeling Division of FSIS issued Policy 
Memo 7, Information Panel, which permits the use of an information 
panel, in addition to the principal display panel, for providing 
mandatory labeling information on meat and poultry products.\1\ This 
policy memo was issued because establishments were experiencing 
difficulty in providing all required information on the principal 
display panel. Policy Memo 7 provides that the mandatory information 
that may appear on an information panel includes nutrition information, 
an ingredients statement, and the firm's name and address. The 
inspection legend and number on cylindrical cans may also appear on the 
information panel, but must be placed on the 20 percent area 
immediately to the right of the principal display panel.
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    \1\A copy of this policy memo is available for public inspection 
in the office of the FSIS Hearing Clerk.
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    Policy Memo 7 also defines an information panel as the first usable 
surface to the right of the principal display panel. Usable surfaces 
exclude those having folded flaps, tear strips, opening flaps, heat-
sealed type flaps, or less than adequate space to accommodate the 
mandatory information. Surfaces having information, such as vignettes, 
UPC codes, preparation instructions, and serving suggestions are 
considered usable and such information should be displaced if an 
information panel is used. The policy memo specifies that where a 
surface is larger than needed to accommodate the mandatory information, 
the information panel is a section of that surface and must contain all 
mandatory information in one place without intervening nonmandatory 
information. The information panel must be located on the left side of 
any such large surface.
    Sections 317.4, 327.14, 327.15, 381.132, and 381.205 of the 
regulations describes FSIS's prior label approval program. Under this 
program, official establishments may submit labeling in sketch form 
(i.e., printer's proof or other version that clearly shows all required 
features, size, location, and indication of final color) to the Food 
Labeling Division for approval. After official establishments print 
final labels based on approved sketches, the final labeling must be 
resubmitted for approval by either the Food Labeling Division or an 
inspector-in-charge, depending on the modification made to the final 
labeling. In addition, Secs. 317.5 and 381.134 of the regulations 
provide that labeling can be generically approved for use without 
additional authorization, provided the labeling shows all mandatory 
information in a sufficiently prominent manner and is not otherwise 
false or misleading in any particular.

The Proposal

    FSIS is proposing to amend the Federal meat and poultry products 
inspection regulations by allowing mandatory labeling information to be 
placed on the information panel and by defining ``information panel.'' 
This action is necessary to specify in the regulations the location of 
mandatory information which cannot be accommodated on the principal 
display panel due to insufficient space. These new provisions would 
replace current directions on use of the information panel and would 
rescind Policy Memo 7. Accordingly, FSIS proposes to add a new 
paragraph (m) to 9 CFR 317.2 and a new paragraph (c) to 9 CFR 381.116 
to define the information panel as the first usable surface to the 
right of the principal display panel or alternate principal display 
panel that can be readily seen by consumers. These added provisions 
would also require that all information required to appear on the 
principal display panel or permitted to appear on the information panel 
shall appear on the same panel unless there is insufficient space. In 
determining whether sufficient space is available, any vignettes, 
designs, and other nonmandatory information shall not be considered. If 
either panel cannot accommodate all mandatory information, the 
information may be divided between the principal display panel or the 
information panel. However, information required by any single 
regulation, such as the ingredients statement, must appear complete on 
a single panel. All information on the information panel shall appear 
in one place without intervening material, such as vignettes. FSIS 
proposes to add the information panel as a location for the ingredients 
statement and the name and place of business of the manufacturer, 
packer, or distributor, except as otherwise specified in the 
regulations, by amending 9 CFR 317.2(f), 317.2(g)(2), 381.118, and 
381.122 to this effect.
    FSIS is aware that, in certain instances, such as when only a 
principal display panel is used on a package with no other surface area 
to place a label, it is not always possible for all mandatory 
information to fit and read in the same direction on the principal 
display panel. In such cases, it is necessary to provide some 
information perpendicular to the other mandatory information on the 
panel to fit all information on the panel. Therefore, FSIS proposes to 
delete the wording from 9 CFR 381.116 that requires all mandatory 
information on the principal display panel to read in the same general 
direction for the reasons discussed in the preceding section of the 
preamble.
    FSIS is proposing to allow the nutrition information to be placed 
on any panel that can be readily seen by consumers when a package has a 
total surface area available to bear labeling of greater than 40 square 
inches, but its principal display and information panels cannot 
accommodate all mandatory information. Thus, if the first panel to the 
right of the principal display panel, such as the right side of a box, 
can accommodate all mandatory information other than the nutrition 
information, the nutrition information may be placed on any other 
panel, such as the left side or the top of the box. The establishment 
would also have the option of placing all mandatory information, 
including the nutrition information, on the next usable right panel big 
enough to accommodate all information, such as the back of the box. 
This action would provide increased flexibility by allowing 
establishments to position the nutrition information to reduce crowding 
of mandatory information. FSIS believes that providing this flexibility 
would not produce any loss of comprehensibility, understandability, or 
information for consumers.
    Current rules for determining the space available to bear mandatory 
labeling information in 9 CFR 317.2(d) and 381.116(b) are that the 
principal display panel be large enough to accommodate all mandatory 
information with clarity and conspicuousness without it being obscured 
by nonmandatory label information or crowding. Thus, nonmandatory 
labeling information on the principal display panel must be counted as 
usable space for mandatory information in determining sufficiency of 
space. The purpose of these provisions is to ensure that mandatory 
labeling information is prominently displayed on meat or poultry 
product labels, so that consumers can easily locate such information. 
FSIS believes that a different treatment of nonmandatory information on 
the principal display panel is appropriate in deciding where nutrition 
information is to be presented because the graphic requirements for 
nutrition information required by 9 CFR 317.309(e) and 381.409(e) 
result in a ``Nutrition Facts'' panel that is easy to locate regardless 
of its placement on the label. Given the demand for labeling space made 
by nutrition information, FSIS is proposing to exclude designs, 
vignettes, and other nonmandatory information on the principal display 
panel in calculating the amount of available space for determining the 
panel on which nutrition information should appear. To displace these 
items could significantly affect the appearance of many packages with 
little gain in comprehensibility for consumers. In addition, current 
industry practice almost never places the nutrition information on the 
principal display panel unless there is no alternative panel on the 
package.
    These proposed actions would require an accompanying modification 
to the nutrition labeling regulations pertaining to relative nutrient 
content claims. The specific provisions to be modified would be 
provisions of FDA's final nutrition labeling regulations of January 6, 
1993 (58 FR 2302) (as corrected at 58 FR 17341, April 2, 1993, and 
adopted by FSIS at 58 FR 43787, August 18, 1993), that FSIS cross-
referenced in its codified language. To incorporate the modifications 
into its codified language, FSIS would subdivide existing paragraphs 
and add new paragraphs. The existing portions of text are included only 
to define the subdivisions, place the proposed requirements in the 
framework of existing provisions, and make the revised sections easier 
to interpret.
    In its final rule, FSIS cross-referenced 21 CFR 
101.13(j)(2)(iv)(B), which requires that when a relative nutrient 
content claim is made, clear and concise quantitative information 
comparing the amount of the subject nutrient in the product per labeled 
serving with that in the reference food shall appear adjacent to the 
most prominent claim or on the information panel. FDA repeated this 
requirement in each regulation in 21 CFR part 101 pertaining to 
relative claims (i.e., claims about ``more,'' ``light,'' calories, 
sodium, and fat, fatty acids, and cholesterol) and FSIS cross-
referenced most of these provisions. FSIS is proposing to amend these 
provisions to require that the comparative quantitative information be 
placed adjacent to the most prominent claim or to the nutrition 
information. Likewise, FSIS is proposing to modify the provision that 
pertains to the placement of the statement ``not a sodium free food'' 
on products that are not sodium free and yet whose label bears a claim 
of ``unsalted.'' FSIS is proposing to require that the statement be 
placed adjacent to the nutrition information.
    FSIS finds that these comparative statements and the statements 
about the sodium content of products provide information about the 
nutritional content of the product. They are of the greatest value to 
consumers when presented in conjunction with other nutrition 
information about the product. Because nutrition information may or may 
not appear on the principal display panel or the information panel, 
FSIS believes that the location of the comparative statements and the 
statement on sodium content should be tied to the placement of the 
nutrition information rather than placed on the principal display panel 
or the information panel.
    The nutrition labeling regulations require extensive revision of 
existing meat and poultry product labels. All labels modified to meet 
the nutrition labeling regulations must be submitted to FSIS for review 
and approval prior to use. FSIS anticipates that approximately 120,000 
labels would require nutrition labeling under the final nutrition 
labeling regulations. Since publication of the nutrition labeling 
regulations on January 6, 1993, only about 5,000 labels designed to 
implement the nutrition labeling regulations have been approved by 
FSIS. The projected increase in the volume and complexity of labeling 
applications submitted to FSIS for approval from companies seeking to 
comply with the nutrition labeling regulations, compounded by the 
routine submittal of labels requiring approval, but exempt from 
nutrition labeling, is expected to place a tremendous burden on the 
current prior labeling approval system.
    On November 23, 1993, FSIS published a proposed rule in the Federal 
Register (58 FR 62014) which proposes to change the prior labeling 
approval system, in part, by allowing final labeling, which was 
approved by FSIS in sketch form, to be used without further FSIS 
authorization. However, because the prior labeling approval proposal 
encompasses various labeling issues, a final rule may not be issued in 
a timely manner to alleviate the anticipated burden on the prior 
labeling approval system resulting from nutrition labeling 
applications. Therefore, FSIS is proposing to allow final labeling 
bearing nutrition information to be generically approved.
    Under the proposed system, official establishments would be 
permitted to use final labeling bearing nutrition information, which 
has been approved by FSIS in sketch form, without additional 
authorization, provided the final labeling has been prepared without 
modifications or with modifications permitted in 9 CFR 317.5(b) and 
381.134(b), and the final labeling is not false or misleading. Such 
labeling must be designed in accordance with 9 CFR part 317, subpart B, 
and 381, subpart Y. FSIS believes it is an unnecessary burden on 
industry to require the submission of final labeling when the sketch 
has been previously approved. Because the labeling would have been 
reviewed and approved by FSIS in the sketch form, the proposed action 
would not compromise the truthfulness and accuracy of the meat and 
poultry product labeling.
    The proposal would eliminate unnecessary duplication in the 
labeling approval system and reduce the number of labels reviewed and 
processed by FSIS. Consequently, the proposal would improve the 
efficiency of FSIS by expediting the label approval process for a 
specific category of labeling, and would also reduce the paperwork 
burden on official establishments. Since only 5,000 labeling 
applications have been approved during the first 11 months of the 18-
month implementation period for the nutrition labeling regulations, the 
majority of meat and poultry product manufacturers would benefit from 
timely implementation of measures to ease compliance with the 
regulations.

List of Subjects

9 CFR Part 317

    Food labeling, Food packaging, Meat inspection.

9 CFR Part 381

    Food labeling, Poultry and poultry products, Poultry inspection.

Proposed Rule

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, FSIS is proposing to 
amend 9 CFR parts 317 and 381 of the Federal meat and poultry products 
inspection regulations to read as follows:

PART 317--LABELING, MARKING DEVICES, AND CONTAINERS

    1. The authority citation for part 317 would continue to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 601-695; 7 CFR 2.17, 2.55.

    2. Section 317.2 would be amended by adding paragraphs (f)(4), 
(g)(2)(iv), and (m), and revising paragraph (g)(2)(iii) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 317.2  Labels: definition; required features.

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    (4) The ingredient statement may be placed on the information 
panel, except as otherwise permitted in the subchapter.
    (g) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (iii) On the front riser panel of frozen food cartons, or
    (iv) On the information panel.
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    (m)(1) The information panel is that part of a label that is the 
first surface to the right of the principal display panel as observed 
by an individual facing the principal display panel, with the following 
exceptions:
    (i) If the first surface to the right of the principal display 
panel is too small to accommodate the required information or is 
otherwise unusable label space, e.g., folded flaps, tear strips, 
opening flaps, heat-sealed flaps, the next panel to the right of this 
part of the label may be used.
    (ii) If the package has one or more alternate principal display 
panels, the information panel is to the right of any principal display 
panel.
    (iii) If the top of the container is the principal display panel 
and the package has no alternate principal display panel, the 
information panel is any panel adjacent to the principal display panel.
    (2)(i) Except as otherwise permitted in this part, all information 
required to appear on the principal display panel or permitted to 
appear on the information panel shall appear on the same panel unless 
there is insufficient space. In determining the sufficiency of the 
available space, except as otherwise prescribed in this part, any 
vignettes, designs, and any other nonmandatory information shall not be 
considered. If there is insufficient space for all required information 
to appear on a single panel, it may be divided between the principal 
display panel and the information panel, provided that the information 
required by any given provision of this part, such as the ingredients 
statement, is not divided and appears on the same panel.
    (ii) All information appearing on the information panel pursuant to 
this section shall appear in one place without intervening material, 
such as designs or vignettes.
    3. Section 317.5 would be amended by adding paragraph (c) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 317.5  Generically approved labeling.

* * * * *
    (c) Labeling bearing nutrition information which has been approved 
by the Food Labeling Division, Washington, DC, in sketch form (i.e., 
printer's proof or other version that clearly shows all required 
features, size, location, and indication of final color) is approved 
for use without additional authorization by the Administrator: 
Provided,
    (1) That the final label has not been modified, except as permitted 
in paragraph (b) of this section; and
    (2) That the final label is not false or misleading.
    4. Section 317.302 would be amended by revising paragraph (a) and 
adding paragraph (c) to read as follows:


Sec. 317.302  Location of nutrition information.

    (a) Nutrition information on a label of a packaged meat product 
shall appear on the label's principal display panel or on the 
information panel, except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
section.
    (b) * * *
    (c) Meat products in packages that have a total surface area 
available to bear labeling greater than 40 square inches but whose 
principal display panel and information panel do not provide sufficient 
space to accommodate all required information may use any alternate 
panel that can be readily seen by consumers for the nutrition 
information. In determining the sufficiency of available space for the 
nutrition information, the space needed for vignettes, designs, and 
other nonmandatory label information on the principal display panel may 
be considered.
    5. Section 317.313 would be amended by revising paragraph (j) to 
read as follows:


Sec. 317.313  Nutrient content claims; general principles.

* * * * *
    (j)(1) Products may bear a statement that compares the level of a 
nutrient in the product with the level of a nutrient in a reference 
food in accordance with 21 CFR 101.13(j), except:
    (i) Comparison to product of another manufacturer at 21 CFR 
101.13(j)(1)(ii)(B); and
    (ii) The placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.13(j)(2)(iv)(B).
    (2) This statement shall appear adjacent to the most prominent 
claim or to the nutrition information.
* * * * *
    6. Section 317.354 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 317.354  Nutrient content claims for ``good source,'' ``high,'' 
and ``more.''

    (a) Nutrient content claims about a nutrient in a product in 
relation to the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) established for that 
nutrient in 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv) or Daily Reference Value (DRV) 
established for that nutrient in 21 CFR 101.9(c)(9), excluding total 
carbohydrate, may be used on the label or in labeling, in accordance 
with 21 CFR 101.54, except:
    (1) The placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.54(e)(1)(iii)(B) and (e)(2)(iii)(B); and
    (2) The meal products definition shall be as prescribed in 
Sec. 317.313(l), and there shall be no provision for main dish 
products.
    (b) Quantitative information comparing the level of the nutrient in 
the individual food product per labeled serving, with that of the 
reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most 
prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``fiber content 
of `reference food' is 1 g per serving; `this product' contains 4 g per 
serving'').
    (c) Quantitative information comparing the level of the nutrient in 
the meal product per specified weight with that of the reference food 
that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim or to 
the nutrition information (e.g., ``fiber content of `reference product' 
is 2 g per 3 oz; `this product' contains 5 g per 3 oz'').
    7. Section 317.356 would be amended by revising paragraph (a) and 
adding paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:


Sec. 317.356  Nutrient content claims for ``light'' or ``lite.''

    (a) General requirements. The following nutrient content claims 
using the term ``light'' or ``lite'' to describe a product may be used 
on the label and in labeling, provided that the product is labeled in 
compliance with 21 CFR 101.56, except:
    (1) The placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.56 (b)(3)(ii), (c)(1)(ii)(B), (c)(2)(ii)(B), and (g); and
    (2) The meal products definition shall be as prescribed in 
Sec. 317.313(l), and there shall be no provision for main dish 
products.
    (b) * * *
    (c) Quantitative information comparing the level of calories and 
fat content in the product per labeled serving size with that of the 
reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most 
prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``lite `this 
product'--200 calories, 4 g fat; regular `reference product'--300 
calories, 8 g fat per serving''); and
    (d) Quantitative information comparing the level of sodium per 
labeled serving size with that of the reference food it replaces, 
regardless of the level of calories and fat content in the reference 
food, is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim or to the 
nutrition information (e.g., ``lite `this product'--500 mg sodium per 
serving; regular `reference product'--1,000 mg per serving''; or ``lite 
`this product'--170 mg sodium per serving; regular `reference 
product'--350 mg per serving'').
    (e) The term ``lightly salted'' may be used on a product to which 
has been added 50 percent less sodium than is normally added to the 
reference food as described in 21 CFR 101.13(j)(1)(i)(B) and 
(j)(1)(ii)(B), provided that if the product is not ``low in sodium'' as 
defined in 21 CFR 101.61(b)(4), the statement ``not a low sodium food'' 
shall appear adjacent to the nutrition information and the information 
required to accompany a relative claim shall appear on the label or 
labeling as specified in 21 CFR 101.13(j)(2).
    8. Section 317.360 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 317.360  Nutrient content claims for calorie content.

    (a) Nutrient content claims about the calorie content of a product 
may be used on the label on in labeling in accordance with 21 CFR 
101.60, except:
    (1) The placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.60(b)(4)(ii)(B), (b)(5)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(B), and 
(c)(5)(ii)(B); and
    (2) The meal products definition shall be as prescribed in 
Sec. 317.313(l), and there shall be no provision for main dish 
products.
    (b) Quantitative information comparing the level of calories and 
sugars in the individual food product per labeled serving size with 
that of the reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the 
most prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``calorie 
content has been reduced from 150 to 100 calories per serving''; or 
``sugar content has been lowered from 8 g to 6 g per serving'').
    (c) Quantitative information comparing the level of calories and 
sugars in the meal product per specified weight with that of the 
reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most 
prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``calorie 
content has been reduced from 110 calories per 3 oz to 80 calories per 
3 oz''; or ``sugar content has been reduced from 17 g per 3 oz to 13 g 
per 3 oz'').
    9. Section 317.361 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 317.361  Nutrient content claims for the sodium content.

    (a) Nutrient content claims about the sodium content of a product 
may be used on the label and in labeling in accordance with 21 CFR 
101.61, except:
    (1) The placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.61(b)(6)(ii)(B), (b)(7)(ii)(B), and (c)(2)(iii); and
    (2) The meal products definition shall be as prescribed in 
Sec. 317.313(l), and there shall be no provision for main dish 
products.
    (b) Quantitative information comparing the level of the sodium in 
the individual food product per labeled serving with that of the 
reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most 
prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``sodium content 
has been lowered from 300 to 150 mg per serving'').
    (c) Quantitative information comparing the level of sodium in the 
meal product per specified weight with that of the reference food that 
it replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim or to the 
nutrition information (e.g., ``sodium content has been reduced from 220 
mg per 3 oz to 150 mg per 3 oz'').
    (d) If the product is not sodium free, the statement ``not a sodium 
free food'' or ``not for control of sodium in the diet'' appears 
adjacent to the nutrition information of the product bearing the claim.
    10. Section 317.362 would be amended by revising paragraphs (a)(2), 
(a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(11), (a)(13), and (a)(16), and adding paragraphs 
(d) through (f) to read as follows:


Sec. 317.362  Nutrient content claims for fat, fatty acids, and 
cholesterol content of meat products.

    (a) * * *
    (2) 21 CFR 101.62(b), except: (i) The placement of the comparison 
statement on the product label at 21 CFR 101.62(b)(4)(ii)(B) and 
(5)(ii)(B), and
    (ii) The meal products definition shall be as prescribed in 
Sec. 317.313(l), there will be no provision for main dish products, and 
the following provision shall be added: A synonym for the term ``______ 
percent fat free'' is `` ______ percent lean'';
    (3) 21 CFR 101.62(c), except:
    (i) The placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.62(c)(4)(ii)(B) and (5)(ii)(B); and
    (ii) There will be no disclosure of the level of total fat and 
cholesterol in the food in immediate proximity to such claim each time 
the claim is made, the meal products definition shall be as prescribed 
in Sec. 317.313(l), and there will be no provision for main dish 
products;
    (4) * * *
    (5) 21 CFR 101.62(d)(1)(i)(A) through (D) and (d)(1)(ii)(F), except 
the placement of the comparison statement on the product label at 21 
CFR 101.62(d)(1)(ii)(F)(2), and there will be no provision for main 
dish products;
* * * * *
    (11) 21 CFR 101.62(d)(2)(iii)(E), except the placement of the 
comparison statement at 21 CFR 101.62(d)(2)(iii)(E)(2);
    (12) * * *
    (13) 21 CFR 101.62(d)(4)(i)(A) through (C), except the placement of 
the comparison statement at 21 CFR 101.62(d)(4)(i)(C)(2);
* * * * *
    (16) 21 CFR 101.62(d)(5)(i)(A) through (C), except the placement of 
the comparison statement at 21 CFR 101.62(d)(5)(1)(C)(2).
* * * * *
    (d)(1) Quantitative information comparing the level of fat in the 
individual food product per labeled serving with that of the reference 
food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim 
or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``fat content has been reduced 
from 8 g to 4 g per serving'').
    (2) Quantitative information comparing the level of fat in the meal 
product per specified weight with that of the reference food that it 
replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent such claim or to 
the nutrition information (e.g., ``fat content has been reduced from 8 
g per 3 oz to 5 g per 3 oz'').
    (e)(1) Quantitative information comparing the level of saturated 
fat in the individual food product per labeled serving with that of the 
reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most 
prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``saturated fat 
reduced from 3 g to 1.5 g per serving'').
    (2) Quantitative information comparing the level of saturated fat 
in the meal product per specified weight with that of the reference 
food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim 
or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``saturated fat content has been 
reduced from 2.5 g per 3 oz to 1.5 g per 3 oz'').
    (f)(1) Quantitative information for claims of cholesterol free, low 
cholesterol or reduced cholesterol comparing the level of cholesterol 
in the individual food product per labeled serving with that of the 
reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most 
prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``contains no 
cholesterol compared with 30 mg in one serving of `reference food'; 
contains 11 g of fat per serving''; or ``cholesterol lowered from 30 mg 
to 5 mg per serving; contains 13 g of fat per serving'').
    (2) Quantitative information comparing the level of cholesterol in 
the meal product per specified weight with that of the reference food 
that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim or to 
the nutrition information (e.g., ``cholesterol content has been reduced 
from 35 mg per 3 oz to 25 mg per 3 oz'').

PART 381--POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION REGULATIONS

    11. The authority citation for part 381 would continue to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 21 U.S.C. 451-470; 7 CFR 2.17, 2.55.

    12. Section 381.116 would be amended by revising the second 
sentence of paragraph (a) and adding a new paragraph (c) to read as 
follows:


Sec. 381.116  Wording on labels of immediate containers.

    (a) * * *. Such items of information shall be in distinctly legible 
form and shall be generally parallel to each other.* * *
    (b) * * *
    (c)(1) The information panel is that part of a label that is the 
first surface to the right of the principal display panel as observed 
by an individual facing the principal display panel, with the following 
exceptions:
    (i) If the first surface to the right of the principal display 
panel is too small to accommodate the required information or is 
otherwise unusable label space, e.g., folded flaps, tear strips, 
opening flaps, heat-sealed flaps, the next panel to the right of this 
part of the label may be used.
    (ii) If the package has one or more alternate principal display 
panels, the information panel is to the right of any principal display 
panel.
    (iii) If the top of the container is the principal display panel 
and the package has no alternate principal display panel, the 
information panel is any panel adjacent to the principal display panel.
    (2)(i) Except as otherwise permitted in this part, all information 
required to appear on the principal display panel or permitted to 
appear on the information panel shall appear on the same panel unless 
there is insufficient space. In determining the sufficiency of the 
available space, except as otherwise prescribed in this part, any 
vignettes, designs, and any other nonmandatory information shall not be 
considered. If there is insufficient space for all required information 
to appear on a single panel, it may be divided between the principal 
display panel and the information panel, provided that the information 
required by any given provision of this part, such as the ingredients 
statement, is not divided and appears on the same panel.
    (ii) All information appearing on the information panel pursuant to 
this section shall appear in one place without intervening material, 
such as designs or vignettes.
    13. Section 381.118 would be amended by adding a new paragraph (e) 
to read as follows:


Sec. 381.118  Ingredients statement.

* * * * *
    (e) The ingredients statement may be placed on the information 
panel, except as otherwise permitted in this subchapter.
    14. Section 381.122 would be amended by revising the last sentence 
of the paragraph to read as follows:


Sec. 381.122  Identification of manufacturer, packer, or distributor.

    * * *. The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, 
or distributor may be shown on the principal display panel, on the 20-
percent panel of the principal display panel reserved for required 
information, on the front riser panel of frozen food cartons, or on the 
information panel.
    15. Section 381.134 would be amended by adding paragraph (c) to 
read as follows:


Sec. 381.134  Generically approved labeling.

* * * * *
    (c) Labeling bearing nutrition information which has been approved 
by the Food Labeling Division, Washington, DC, in sketch form (i.e., 
printer's proof or other version that clearly shows all required 
features, size, location, and indication of final color) is approved 
for use without additional authorization by the Administrator: 
Provided,
    (1) That the final label has not been modified, except as permitted 
in paragraph (b) of this section; and
    (2) That the final label is not false or misleading.
    16. Section 381.402 would be amended by revising paragraph (a) and 
adding paragraph (c) to read as follows:


Sec. 381.402  Location of nutrition information.

    (a) Nutrition information on a label of a packaged poultry product 
shall appear on the label's principal display panel or on the 
information panel, except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this 
section.
    (b) * * *
    (c) Poultry products in packages that have a total surface area 
available to bear labeling greater than 40 square inches but whose 
principal display panel and information panel do not provide sufficient 
space to accommodate all required information may use any alternate 
panel that can be readily seen by consumers for the nutrition 
information. In determining the sufficiency of available space for the 
nutrition information, the space needed for vignettes, designs, and 
other nonmandatory label information on the principal display panel may 
be considered.
    17. Section 381.413 would be amended by revising paragraph (j) to 
read as follows:


Sec. 381.413  Nutrient content claims; general principles.

* * * * *
    (j)(1) Products may bear a statement that compares the level of a 
nutrient in the product with the level of a nutrient in a reference 
food in accordance with 21 CFR 101.13(j), except:
    (i) Comparison to product of another manufacturer at 21 CFR 
101.13(j)(1)(ii)(B); and
    (ii) The placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.13(j)(2)(iv)(B).
    (2) This statement shall appear adjacent to the most prominent 
claim or to the nutrition information.
* * * * *
    18. Section 381.454 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 381.454  Nutrient content claims for ``good source,'' ``high,'' 
and ``more.''

    (a) Nutrient content claims about a nutrient in a product in 
relation to the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) established for that 
nutrient in 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv) or Daily Reference Value (DRV) 
established for that nutrient in 21 CFR 101.9(c)(9), excluding total 
carbohydrate, may be used on the label or in labeling, in accordance 
with 21 CFR 101.54, except:
    (1) The placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.54(e)(1)(iii)(B) and (e)(2)(iii)(B); and
    (2) The meal products definition shall be as prescribed in 
Sec. 381.413(l), and there shall be no provision for main dish 
products.
    (b) Quantitative information comparing the level of the nutrient in 
the individual food product per labeled serving, with that of the 
reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most 
prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``fiber content 
of `reference food' is 1 g per serving; `this product' contains 4 g per 
serving'').
    (c) Quantitative information comparing the level of the nutrient in 
the meal product per specified weight with that of the reference food 
that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim or to 
the nutrition information (e.g., ``fiber content of `reference product' 
is 2 g per 3 oz; `this product' contains 5 g per 3 oz'').
    19. Section 381.456 would be amended by revising paragraph (a) and 
adding paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:


Sec. 381.456  Nutrient content claims for ``light'' or ``lite.''

    (a) General requirements. The following nutrient content claims 
using the term ``light'' or ``lite'' to describe a product may be used 
on the label and in labeling, provided that the product is labeled in 
compliance with 21 CFR 101.56, except:
    (1) The placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.56 (b)(3)(ii), (c)(1)(ii)(B), (c)(2)(ii)(B), and (g); and
    (2) The meal products definition shall be as prescribed in 
Sec. 381.413(l), and there shall be no provision for main dish 
products.
    (b) * * *
    (c) Quantitative information comparing the level of calories and 
fat content in the product per labeled serving size with that of the 
reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most 
prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``lite `this 
product'--200 calories, 4 g fat; regular `reference product'--300 
calories, 8 g fat per serving''); and
    (d) Quantitative information comparing the level of sodium per 
labeled serving size with that of the reference food it replaces, 
regardless of the level of calories and fat content in the reference 
food, is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim or to the 
nutrition information (e.g., ``lite `this product'--500 mg sodium per 
serving; regular `reference product'--1,000 mg per serving''; or ``lite 
`this product'--170 mg sodium per serving; regular `reference 
product'--350 mg per serving'').
    (e) The term ``lightly salted'' may be used on a product to which 
has been added 50 percent less sodium than is normally added to the 
reference food as described in 21 CFR 101.13(j)(1)(i)(B) and 
(j)(1)(ii)(B), provided that if the product is not ``low in sodium'' as 
defined in 21 CFR 101.61(b)(4), the statement ``not a low sodium food'' 
shall appear adjacent to the nutrition information and the information 
required to accompany a relative claim shall appear on the label or 
labeling as specified in 21 CFR 101.13(j)(2).
    20. Section 381.460 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 381.460  Nutrient content claims for calorie content.

    (a) Nutrient content claims about the calorie content of a product 
may be used on the label or in labeling in accordance with 21 CFR 
101.60, except:
    (1) The placement of the comparison statement at 21 CFR 
101.60(b)(4)(ii)(B), (b)(5)(ii)(B), (c)(4)(ii)(B), and (c)(5)(ii)(B); 
and
    (2) The meal products definition shall be as prescribed in 
Sec. 381.413(l), and there shall be no provision for main dish 
products.
    (b) Quantitative information comparing the level of calories and 
sugars in the individual food product per labeled serving size with 
that of the reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the 
most prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``calorie 
content has been reduced from 150 to 100 calories per serving''; or 
``sugar content has been lowered from 8 g to 6 g per serving'').
    (c) Quantitative information comparing the level of calories and 
sugars in the meal product per specified weight with that of the 
reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most 
prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``calorie 
content has been reduced from 110 calories per 3 oz to 80 calories per 
3 oz''; or ``sugar content has been reduced from 17 g per 3 oz to 13 g 
per 3 oz'').
    21. Section 381.461 would be revised to read as follows:


Sec. 381.461  Nutrient content claims for the sodium content.

    (a) Nutrient content claims about the sodium content of a product 
may be used on the label and in labeling in accordance with 21 CFR 
101.61, except:
    (1) The placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.61(b)(6)(ii)(B), (b)(7)(ii)(B), and (c)(2)(iii); and
    (2) The meal products definition shall be as prescribed in 
Sec. 381.413(l), and there shall be no provision for main dish 
products.
    (b) Quantitative information comparing the level of the sodium in 
the individual food product per labeled serving with that of the 
reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most 
prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``sodium content 
has been lowered from 300 to 150 mg per serving'').
    (c) Quantitative information comparing the level of sodium in the 
meal product per specified weight with that of the reference food that 
it replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim or to the 
nutrition information (e.g., ``sodium content has been reduced form 220 
mg per 3 oz to 150 mg per 3 oz'').
    (d) If the product is not sodium free, the statement ``not a sodium 
free food'' or ``not for control of sodium in the diet'' appears 
adjacent to the nutrition information of the product bearing the claim.
    22. Section 381.462 would be amended by revising paragraphs (a)(2), 
(a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(11), (a)(13), and (a)(16), and adding paragraphs 
(d) through (f) to read as follows:


Sec. 381.462  Nutrient content claims for fat, fatty acids, and 
cholesterol content of meat products.

    (a) * * *
    (2) 21 CFR 101.62(b), except:
    (i) The placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.62(b)(4)(ii)(B) and (5)(ii)(B); and
    (ii) The meal products definition shall be as prescribed in 
Sec. 381.413(l), there will be no provision for main dish products, and 
the following provision shall be added: A synonym for the term ``______ 
percent fat free'' is ``______ percent lean'';
    (3) 21 CFR 101.62(c), except:
    (i) The placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.62(c)(4)(ii)(B) and (5)(ii)(B); and
    (ii) There will be no disclosure of the level of total fat and 
cholesterol in the food in immediate proximity to such claim each time 
the claim is made, the meal products definition shall be as prescribed 
in Sec. 381.413(l), and there will be no provision for main dish 
products;
    (4) * * *
    (5) 21 CFR 101.62(d)(1)(i) (A) through (D) and (d)(1)(ii)(F), 
except the placement of the comparison statement on the product label 
at 21 CFR 101.62(d)(1)(ii)(F)(2), and there will be no provision for 
main dish products;
* * * * *
    (11) 21 CFR 101.62(d)(2)(iii)(E), except the placement of the 
comparison statement on the product label at 21 CFR 
101.62(d)(2)(iii)(E)(2);
    (12) * * *
    (13) 21 CFR 101.62(d)(4)(i) (A) through (C), except the placement 
of the comparison statement on the product label at 21 CFR 
101.62(d)(4)(i)(C)(2);
* * * * *
    (16) 21 CFR 101.62(d)(5)(i) (A) through (C), except the placement 
of the comparison statement on the product label at 21 CFR 
101.62(d)(5)(i)(C)(2).
* * * * *
    (d)(1) Quantitative information comparing the level of fat in the 
individual food product per labeled serving with that of the reference 
food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim 
or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``fat content has been reduced 
from 8 g to 4 g per serving'').
    (2) Quantitative information comparing the level of fat in the meal 
product per specified weight with that of the reference food that it 
replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent such claim or to 
the nutrition information (e.g., ``fat content has been reduced from 8 
g per 3 oz to 5 g per 3 oz'').
    (e)(1) Quantitative information comparing the level of saturated 
fat in the individual food product per labeled serving with that of the 
reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most 
prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``saturated fat 
reduced from 3 g to 1.5 g per serving'').
    (2) Quantitative information comparing the level of saturated fat 
in the meal product per specified weight with that of the reference 
food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim 
or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``saturated fat content has been 
reduced from 2.5 g per 3 oz to 1.5 g per 3 oz'').
    (f)(1) Quantitative information for claims of cholesterol free, low 
cholesterol, or reduced cholesterol comparing the level of cholesterol 
in the individual food product per labeled serving with that of the 
reference food that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most 
prominent claim or to the nutrition information (e.g., ``contains no 
cholesterol compared with 30 mg in one serving of `reference food'; 
contains 11 g of fat per serving''; or ``cholesterol lowered from 30 mg 
to 5 mg per serving; contains 13 g of fat per serving'').
    (2) Quantitative information comparing the level of cholestrol in 
the meal product per specified weight with that of the reference food 
that it replaces is declared adjacent to the most prominent claim or to 
the nutrition information (e.g., ``cholesterol content has been reduced 
from 35 mg per 3 oz to 25 mg per 3 oz'').

    Done at Washington, DC, on March 9, 1994.
Patricia Jensen,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Marketing & Inspection Services.
[FR Doc. 94-6011 Filed 3-15-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-DM-M