Comments

FMI's comments to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the recently released draft of Performance-Based Work Statement (PWS) as part of a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit comments on the anticipated Request for Proposal for an Electronic or Digital Disclosure Study to implement a provision included in the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (Pub. L. 114-216). 

On December 31, 2014, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS or the Agency) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published in the Federal Register a final rule to require a descriptive designation for raw meat and poultry products containing added solutions (the Final Rule).ⁱ The Final Rule provides for a January 1, 2016 effective date. The following are FMI's public comments on this issue.

In the Federal Register of March 3, 2014 (79 FR 11879), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) published a proposed rule entitled “Food Labeling” Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels” (proposed rule). The proposed rule would amend FDA labeling regulations for conventional foods and dietary supplements to provide updated nutrition information on the Nutrition Facts Panel. In the Federal Register of July 27, 2015 (80 FR 44303), FDA published a supplemental proposed (supplemental proposed) rule that would revise certain provisions of the proposed rule, issued in March 2014. The following are FMI's public comments.