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                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, July 13, 1990                   TAG: 9007130259
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

NUTRITION LABELING PROPOSED

The Bush administration on Thursday proposed sweeping regulations that would require nutrition labeling for nearly all packaged foods and for fresh produce and seafood.

But Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan said the administration put off a decision on the "divisive" issue of whether the regulations should be uniform throughout the nation.

The massive set of regulations - 400 pages to be published in the Federal Register next week - would be the first major reform of the food-labeling system in nearly two decades.

The proposal would require nutrition labeling for most foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, which excludes meat and poultry. Labels would have to appear on packaging. For seafood, vegetables and fruits, nutrition information could be provided at point of purchase, such as in brochures or on posters. - Associated Press 


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