Trans Fat Nutrition/Food Content Labeling

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3090 Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Guidance for Industry: Food Labeling: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling, Nutrient Content Claims, and Health Claims: Small Entity Compliance Guide
URL: http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/2003d-0347-gdl0001.pdf
Format: PDF
Guidance document that explains the legal requirements set forth in 21 CFR 101.9 and 101.36 regarding the declaration of trans fatty acids on the nutrition labels of foods and dietary supplements.
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Source: Food and Drug Administration

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20030800Aug 2003
3901 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Labeling: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling, Nutrient Content Claims, and Health Claims
URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2003_register&docid=fr11jy03-14
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FDA's final rule requiring trans fatty acids to be declared on nutrition labels of foods and dietary supplements. Includes background information on nutrition labeling, nutrient content and health claims, discussion of the science behind the rule, further information on the nutrition labeling of trans fat, the final regulatory impact and flexibility analyses, and more.
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Source: Federal Register, Vol. 68, No. 133, July 11, 2003, p. 41433-41506./GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office

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20030711Jul 11, 2003
3900 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Labeling: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling; Consumer Research to Consider Nutrient Content Claims and Possible Footnote or Disclosure Statements
URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2003_register&docid=fr11jy03-17
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Advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding trans fat nutrient content claims and a trans fat statement (as a footnote to the Nutrition Facts panel or as a disclosure statement). It includes a request for related information and data. The comment period has been reopened, as published in 69 FR 9559, available through GPO Access. The comment period has been extended, as published in 69 FR 20838, available through GPO Access.
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Source: Federal Register, Vol. 68, No. 133, July 11, 2003, p. 41507-41510./GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office

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20030711Jul 11, 2003
2834 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [ARCHIVE] FDA Acts to Provide Better Information to Consumers on Trans Fats
URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20080329103123/http://www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/transfat/
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Release announcing FDA's regulation that requires manufacturers to include trans fatty acids on the Nutrition Facts panel of foods and some supplements.
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Source: Food and Drug Administration

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20030709Jul 9, 2003
2835 Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Questions and Answers about Trans Fat Nutrition Labeling
URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/ConsumerInformation/ucm109832.htm
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Q&A about trans fat labeling. Sections include "Fats, Trans Fatty Acid (Trans Fat), and Cholesterol," "Foods that Contain Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol" (including discussion of intake of trans fat in the U.S.), "FDA's Regulation on Trans Fat Labeling," "Diet and Coronary Heart Disease," and "Background about FDA's Trans Fat Regulation" (including discussion of the costs and benefits of the final rule).
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Source: Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration

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20030709Jul 9, 2003
2863 Cogent Research Impact of Trans Fat Label Information on Consumer Food Choices: Summary Findings
URL: http://ific.org/research/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=1522
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Report of a study on consumer interpretation of nutrition information on the Nutrition Facts panel with regards to the proposed trans fat footnote. The survey instrument and results are included.
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Source: International Food Information Council Foundation

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20030610Jun 10, 2003
4987 Stender, S.; Dyerberg, J. The Influence of Trans Fatty Acids on Health: Fourth Edition
URL: http://www.ernaeringsraadet.dk/pdf/Transfedt_UK_ny.PDF
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Report on trans fatty acids and health effects. Includes discussion of trans fatty acids and heart disease, cancer, allergy, diabetes, and excess weight, intake of trans fatty acids in Denmark, related legislation, recommendations, and more. Appendices include "Information and analytical results relating to levels of industrially produced trans fatty acids in selected products in which partially hydrogenated fats are listed in the list of ingredients," "Analytical results relating to levels of industrially produced trans fatty acids in selected products in which partially hydrogenated fats are not listed in the list of ingredients," and "Analytical results relating to levels of industrially produced trans fatty acids in microwave popcorn".
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Source: Danish Nutrition Council

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