,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bb1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,israel introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,commissioner of 
,food and ,drugs to revise the ,federal 
regulations applicable to the           
declaration of the trans fat content of 
a food on the label and in the labeling 
of the food when such content is less   
than #j4e gram4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,trans ,fat    
,truth in ,labeling ,act of #bjac4  #b4 
,findings ,the ,congress finds the      
following3  7#a7 ,the ,institute of     
,medicine of the ,national ,academies   
advises the ,united ,states ,government 
on nutritional science for use in the   
formation of public policy1 including   
product labeling programs4  7#b7 ,in    
#bjjb1 the ,institute of ,medicine--    
7,a7 issued recommended dietary         
reference intake amounts for energy1    

carbohydrates1 fiber1 fat1 fatty acids1 
cholesterol1 protein1 and amino acids2  
and  7,b7 made recommendations regarding
 consumption of trans fat4  7#c7 ,these 
recommendations included the following  
statement3 trans fatty acids are not    
essential and provide no known benefit  
to human health4  7#d7 ,the ,institute  
of ,medicine concluded that--  7,a7 both
 saturated and trans fats increase      
levels of ,,ldl cholesterol2 and  7,b7  
trans fats may also lower levels of     
,,hdl cholesterol4  7#e7 ,a #bjjf ,new  
,england ,journal of ,medicine          
scientific review stated that from a    
nutritional standpoint1 the consumption 
of trans fatty acids results in         
considerable potential harm but no      
apparent benefit4  7#f7 ,based on this  
overwhelming scientific evidence1 in    
#bjac1 the ,food and ,drug              
,administration issued a preliminary    
determination that partially            
hydrogenated oils1 which are the primary
 dietary source of artificial trans     

fats1 are not generally recognized as   
safe for use as an ingredient in food4  
7#g7 ,notwithstanding such preliminary  
determination1 certain foods will still 
contain a certain level of              
naturally-occurring trans fats1 and     
current laws and regulations1 which only
 require that the labeling of food      
containing a certain threshold amount of
 trans fats bear that fact1 will remain 
in effect4  #c4 ,declaration of trans   
fat content of less than #j4e gram per  
serving on the label or in the labeling 
of food  7a7 ,requirement ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,commissioner of ,food and ,drugs shall 
promulgate a final regulation1 revising 
section #aja4i7;c77#b77;ii7 of title #ba
 of the ,code of ,federal ,regulations  
and such other regulatory provisions as 
may be necessary1 to--  7#a7 require    
that the nutrition information on the   
label or labeling on an applicable food 
contain an asterisk or another similar  

notation and a note to indicate that the
 food has a low trans fat content per   
serving2 and  7#b7 prohibit the label or
 labeling on an applicable food from    
indicating that trans fat content per   
serving is zero4  7b7 ,applicable food  
,for purposes of this section1 the term 
applicable food means a food for which--
  7#a7 the trans fat content of a       
serving of the food is less than #j4e   
gram and greater than #j4j gram2 and    
7#b7 the trans fat content of a serving 
of the food is declared in the nutrition
 information on the label or in the     
labeling of the food4  7c7 ,effective   
date ,the regulation promulgated under  
subsection 7a7 shall take effect on the 
date that is #ah months after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4