,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fadb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bb1        
#bjaf,mr4 ,duffy 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,mac,arthur1 ,ms4 ,h]r]a ,beutl]1 ,mr4  
,lo,biondo1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,k9d1 ,mr4
 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,heck (    
,nevada1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 & ,mr4 ,ratcliffe7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d section #djc7q7 ( !   
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act to
 prohibit ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration 
f requir+ ! p]c5t ( daily value ( add$  
sug>s to be includ$ 9 ! label+ ( c]ta9  
nutri5t-d5se foods1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fruit ,label+ ,accuracy ,act ( #bjaf4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3
  7#a7 ,! #bjae-bjbj ,diet>y ,guidel9es 
= ,am]icans1 publi%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,agriculture1 recognize t !re is room =
 ,am]icans to include limit$ am\nts (   

add$ sug>s 9 _! eat+ patt]ns1 includ+ to
 improve ! palatability ( "s            
nutri5t-d5se foods1 su* z fruits &      
vegetables t are naturally t>t 7e4g4    
cranb]ries & rhub>b74  7#b7 ,! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,agriculture regulations e/abli%+    
nutrition /&>ds = all foods sold 9      
s*ools e/abli% an exemption to /&>ds =  
add$ sug>s = dri$ :ole fruits1 or       
pieces1 ) nutritive sweet5]s t are      
requir$ = process+ &_/or palatability   
purposes 7i4e4 cranb]ries1 t>t *]ries1  
or blueb]ries 74 7#gh ,f$4 ,reg4 #abe2  
,june #bh1 #bjac74  7#c7 ,! ,food &     
,drug ,adm9i/ration f9aliz$ a rule on   
nutrition & supplem5t fact labels 7#ha  
,f$4 ,reg4 #ccgda2 ,may #bg1 #bjaf7 t   
requires ! inclusion ( ! am\nt ( add$   
sug>s1 9 grams1 & ! p]c5t daily value ( 
add$ sug>s4 ,! rule also recognizes t a 
heal?y diet>y patt]n is *>act]iz$ by a  
high] consumption ( ''' fruits2 t sug>  
occurr+ naturally 9 fruit is n a conc]n 
because ( ! nutri5ts deliv]$ by ! fruit1
 t add$ sug> is n diff]5t ?an naturally 

occurr+ sug>1 t foods su* z cranb]ries  
conta9 significant am\nts ( b5eficial   
nutri5ts z well z add$ sug>s4  7#d7 ,!  
decl>ation ( add$ sug>s requir$ by su*  
rule w likely confuse consum]s & lead !m
 to misjudge fruit products conta9+ add$
 sug>s to be less nutriti\s despite _!  
b5eficial nutri5ts4  #c4 ,fruit label+  
accuracy ,p>agraph 7q7 ( section #djc ( 
! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,fruit label+    
accuracy  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y    
%all n1 pursuant to subp>agraph         
7#a77;,d71 subp>agraph 7#b77;,a71 or any
 o!r provision ( ?is p>agraph1 require !
 p]c5t ( daily value ( add$ sug>s to be 
includ$ 9 ! label+ (--  7i7 dri$        
naturally t>t fruits2 or  7ii7 juice    
bev]ages t--  7,i7 are made ) at lea/   
#bg p]c5t juice ( a naturally t>t fruit2
 &  7,,ii7 conta9 no m ?an #bh grams (  
total sug>s p] s]v+ or #aaj calories p] 
s]v+4  7,b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is          
subp>agraph3 7i7 ,! t]m ,brix_/,acid    

ratio means ! ratio ( ! degrees ,brix ( 
a fruit to ! grams ( anhydr\s citric    
acid p] #ajj grams ( ! fruit4  7ii7 ,!  
t]m degrees ,brix means ! p]c5t by      
weight conc5tration ( ! total soluble   
solids ( a fruit :5 te/$ ) a            
refractomet] ) ref]5ce to ! refractive  
index ( a sucrose solution4  7iii7 ,!   
t]m naturally t>t fruit means-- 7,i7 a  
fruit t 9 its raw /ate has an av]age (  
total sug>s ( less ?an #e p]c5t & an    
av]age ,brix_/,acid ratio ( six or less2
 &  7,,ii7 any o!r fruit or vegetable t 
! ,secret>y reasonably det]m9es by      
regulation is comp>ably l[ 9 natural    
sug>4  4