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FEDERAL REGISTER · NOTICEOctober 27, 2026NOTICE — NO LEGAL EFFECTOPEN FOR COMMENT

U.S.-Origin Statements on Seafood; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

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STATUSNOTICE — NO LEGAL EFFECT
EFFECTIVE—
COMMENTS CLOSEDec 28, 2026 · in 62 days
APPLIES TO · SPEQ TAGFood
Document type
Notice
Agency
Health and Human Services Department
Published
October 27, 2026
Comments close
December 28, 2026
Document number
2026-21838
Docket
FDA-2026-D-6729
ABSTRACT

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "U.S.-Origin Statements on Seafood." The draft guidance, when finalized, will provide examples of U.S.-origin statements in seafood product labeling that FDA would consider to be truthful and not misleading.

Abstract as published in the Federal Register.

The comment window is still open until December 28, 2026. The comment window is open. Check the document itself for what comments are being solicited on and what weight they carry. Submit comments through the Federal Register document below.

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