title: The National Kidney Foundation Council on Renal Nutrition addresses the Food and Drug Administration.
abstract: On July 24, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held an open forum to review proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts Label and to allow for public comment on these changes. Lisa Gutekunst, MSEd, RD, CSR, CDN, Chair of the National Kidney Foundation Council on Renal Nutrition, lobbied the FDA to add phosphorus to the Nutrition Facts Label. This is her address to the FDA.
authors.affiliation: DaVita, Williamsville, New York. Electronic address: Lisa.gutekunst@davita.com.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gutekunst
mesh_terms: D005515:Food Labeling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D018673:Nutrition Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016226:Phosphorus, Dietary; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D016226:Phosphorus, Dietary