FDA Grants 30-Day Comment Period Extension For Menu Labeling Rule

FDA announced Thursday (June 29) a 30-day extension of the comment period for the interim final rule on menu labeling in response to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), which asked for more time to respond to what they say are complex technical issues in the regulation. But the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which sued FDA over the menu labeling delay, and House Energy & Commerce ranking Democrat Frank Pallone (NJ) argue the extension is unnecessary because industry...