UNITED STATES: NUTRITION LABELLING; REFERENCE DAILY INTAKES The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.97.3. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: UNITED STATES. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Department of Agriculture (66). Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Meat and Poultry products (HS Chapter 2). 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Nutrition Labelling; Reference Daily Intakes (2 pages). 6. Description of content: The Food Safety and Inspection Service is proposing to establish reference daily intakes (RDIs) for vitamin K, selenium, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, and chloride for use in calculating the "percent daily values" of these nutrients per serving of ameat or poultry product. Percent daily values are presented in the "nutrition facts" boxes on meat, poultry, and other food product labels. The inspection service is also proposing to modify the units of measure of the RDIs for calcium folate, biotin and phosphorous. 7. Objective and rationale: To provide consumers with accurate, informative labelling on meat and poultry products that conforms with the labelling on other foods. 8. Relevant documents: 61 FR 65490, 13 December 1996; 9 CFR parts 317 and 381. Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted. 9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined; Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined. 10. Final date for comments: 11 February 1997. 11. Texts available from: National enquiry point. (0023)

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