[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-63]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket No. 97-077N]
Availability of Survey Results From a Nutritional Analysis of
Meat and Poultry Products
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
the availability of results from the ``Nutritional Analysis of Meat and
Poultry Products,'' a survey conducted to determine the accuracy of the
nutrition labeling of meat and poultry products. The products, which
were statistically representative of nationally available products
under the mandatory nutrition labeling program, were analyzed under
contract for specific nutrients. The survey found that approximately 92
percent of all tested nutrients had values consistent with labeling
claims.
ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the summary or
the full report to the FSIS Docket Room, Docket #97-077N, Attn: Ms.
Diane Moore, Room 102, Cotton Annex Building, 300 12th Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20250-3700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 6, 1993, FSIS published a final
rule entitled ``Nutrition Labeling of Meat and Poultry Products'' (58
FR 632) with corrections on August 18, 1993, (58 FR 43787) and
technical amendments on September 10, 1993, (58 FR 47624). 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 exemptions.
In 1996, Covance (formerly Corning Hazelton) Laboratories was
awarded a contract to analyze samples of meat and poultry products for
specified nutrients in order to provide an overall assessment of the
accuracy of nutrition labeling. The survey was conducted as part of
FSIS' effort to verify that nutrition information, which is provided by
food manufacturers, is accurate and consistent with the Agency's
regulatory requirements. In addition, the survey responds to the
General Accounting Office (GAO) recommendation that FSIS and the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) develop a coordinated strategy to
evaluate the overall effectiveness of Federal food labeling
regulations.
Three hundred products were analyzed in the survey. The sampling
design was developed using A.C. Nielsen's Scantrack Tapes. Covance
analyzed all samples for protein, total fat, saturated fat,
cholesterol, sodium, moisture, and ash. Calories, calories from fat,
and carbohydrate values were calculated for all products. Covance also
analyzed products with label nutrient values greater than 6 percent of
the Daily Value for fiber, vitamins A and C, calcium, and iron.
FSIS evaluated the data to determine whether the label values were
within the regulatory specifications for compliance, and 92 percent
were consistent with labeling values. These results are comparable to
those obtained by FDA in a similar study conducted in December 1996.
Done in Washington, DC, on: December 16, 1997.
Thomas J. Billy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-63 Filed 1-2-98; 8:45 am]
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