No Calorie Disclosure Enforcement Until 2012.

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Following is an excerpt from a NAMA legislative update e-mail:

High Priority:

FDA: No Calorie Disclosure Enforcement for Vending until 2012

The Food and Drug Administration issued information which indicates that no enforcement of calorie disclosure in vending regulations will occur until 2012. “In the Federal Register of January 25, 2011 (76 FR 4360), FDA announced the withdrawal of this draft guidance and its intention to complete the notice-and-comment rulemaking process for section 4205 before initiating enforcement activities based, in part, on extensive comments on the draft guidance submitted to the Agency.” The FDA indicates it will promulgate vending calorie disclosure rules by March 23, 2011, but Final Rules won’t be put into place until 2012.