In the August 30, 2016, Federal Register, FDA
announced an extension on the comment periods for the Draft
Guidance, "Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and
Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed,
Packaged, and Prepared Foods," which originally appeared
in the June 2, 2016, Federal Register. The draft
guidance, when finalized, will seek to help Americans achieve
the Dietary Guidelines-recommended sodium
levels by encouraging food manufacturers, restaurants, and food
service operations to reduce sodium in processed, packaged, and
prepared foods. FDA has requested comments on developing the sodium
targets and for implementation of the guidance document, and it is
now extending the comment deadline. For more information regarding
the final guidance, see our previous Jones Day Update.
Comments on issues primarily related to the draft
short-term (two-year) sodium reduction target (Issues 1-4 of
Section IV) are due October 17, 2016. Comments on issues primarily
related to the draft long-term (10-year) sodium reduction target
(Issues 5-8 of Section IV) are due December 2,
2016.
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