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Notice; extension of comment period.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the comment period for the notice that appeared in the Federal Register of September 28, 2018. In the notice, FDA invited interested parties to provide information on specific topics related to the labeling of plant-based products with names that include the names of dairy foods such as “milk,” “cultured milk,” “yogurt,” and “cheese.” We are extending the comment period to give interested parties more time to comment.
FDA is extending the comment period on the notice published in the Federal Register of September 28, 2018 (83 FR 49103). Submit either electronic or written comments by January 28, 2019.
You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late, untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments must be submitted on or before January 28, 2019. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of January 28, 2019. Comments received by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service acceptance receipt is on or before that date.
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. FDA-2018-N-3522 for “Use of the Names of Dairy Foods in the Labeling of Plant-Based Products.” Received comments, those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES ), will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as “Confidential Submissions,” publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this document, into the “Search” box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
Mabel Lee, Center Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-2371.
In the Federal Register of September 28, 2018 (83 FR 49103), FDA published a notice with a 60-day comment period inviting interested parties to provide information on specific topics related to the labeling of plant-based products with names that include the names of dairy foods such as “milk,” “cultured milk,” “yogurt,” and “cheese.” The information will inform our development of an approach to the labeling of plant-based products that consumers may substitute for dairy foods. We asked that comments be submitted by November 27, 2018.
We have received requests for a 120-day extension of the comment period for the notice. The requests conveyed concern that the current 60-day comment period does not allow sufficient time to develop meaningful or thoughtful responses to the questions that appeared in the notice requesting data and other evidence in support of answers.
We have considered the requests and are extending the comment period for another 60 days, until January 28, 2019. We believe that a 60-day extension allows adequate time for interested persons to submit comments without significantly delaying any potential further action on these important issues.
Dated: November 15, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-25347 Filed 11-20-18; 8:45 am]
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5,605 comments have been received at Regulations.gov.
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