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Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition - Constituent Update Registration Reminder Menu Labeling Public Workshop in St. Louis, Missouri September 27-28, 2016 – 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Robert A. Young Federal Building 1222 Spruce St., St. Louis, MO On the morning of day one of the meeting, FDA will give a slide presentation on the menu labeling requirements. (Please note the slide presentation will only be presented on the morning of day one.) The afternoon of day one and all of day two will consist of consultation sessions with FDA staff where individual companies (limited to two members per company) may discuss their specific questions and concerns. Although only a few consultation sessions remain, plenty of seats are available for the presentation on the morning of day one, which will include time for questions and answers. 9/13/16 - Deadline to request special accommodation due to a disability 9/20/16 - Advance Registration Deadline for Missouri meeting For questions about registering for the meeting or to request special accommodations due to a disability, contact Cindy de Sales, The Event Planning Group, 8720 Georgia Ave., Suite 801, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone: 240-316-3207; Fax: 240-652-6002; Email: rsvp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. For general information about the public meeting, contact Loretta A. Carey, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-820), Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740; Phone: 240-402-2371. See the Federal Register Notice Announcing the Workshops for more information. Original Constituent Update June 14, 2016 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a series of public workshops about menu labeling to help industry comply with requirements to provide calorie and other nutrition information to consumers. The workshops will address the menu labeling final rule – Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments. Federal law and FDA regulations require certain chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments to give consumers nutrition information on standard menu items. The compliance date for these requirements is May 5, 2017. The purpose of these workshops is to further the dialogue with industry about implementation of the menu labeling final rule and provide additional clarity on the requirements. Interested parties will have the opportunity to discuss specific menu labeling questions and concerns directly with FDA subject matter experts through pre-scheduled one-on-one sessions. Upcoming Workshops College Park, Maryland July 7-8, 2016 – 8 am to 4:30 pm St. Louis, Missouri September 27-28, 2016 – 8 am to 4:30 pm Oakland, California - A third meeting will take place in Oakland, California, later in 2016. We will make a separate announcement about the California workshop when the event details have been finalized. Registration and Meeting Information Workshop attendees are encouraged to register online to attend the meeting in person. Attendees may also request a one-on-one session with FDA subject matter experts. The number of these sessions is limited, so early registration is recommended to facilitate planning of one-on-one sessions and due to limited seating. For questions about registering for the meetings or to request special accommodations due to a disability, contact Cindy de Sales, The Event Planning Group, 8720 Georgia Ave., Suite 801, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone: 240-316-3207; Fax: 240-652-6002; Email: rsvp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. For general information about the public meetings, contact Loretta A. Carey, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-820), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy, College Park, MD 20740; Phone: 240-402-2371. Important Dates Please note the following important dates: College Park, MD Meeting – July 7-8, 2016
St. Louis, MO Meeting – September 27-28, 2016
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