Source: Rita Jane Gabbett,MEATINGPLACE, 12/1/16

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service detailed proposals to amend the nutrition labeling regulations for meat and poultry products to parallel the FDA’s  nutrition regulations published in May.

Specifically, FSIS is proposing to:

• Update the list of nutrients that are required or permitted to be declared
• Provide updated Daily Reference Values (DRVs) and Reference Daily Intake (RDI) values that are based on current dietary recommendations from consensus reports
• Amend the labeling requirements for foods represented or purported to be specifically for children under the age of 4 years and pregnant women and lactating women and establish nutrient reference values specifically for these population subgroups
• Revise the format and appearance of the Nutrition Facts label
• Amend the definition of a single-serving container
• Require dual-column labeling for certain containers
• Update and modify several reference amounts customarily consumed (RACCs or reference amounts) and
• Consolidate the nutrition labeling regulations for meat and poultry products into a new Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part.

The proposal may be viewed on the FSIS website here.
FSIS is seeking public comment for 60 days from the publication date.

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