European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes thursday May 16, 1991 Washington a the food and drug administration has ordered three manufacturers of vegetable Oil to remove a claim from their labels that the Agency says is misleading even though its Truci the picture of a heart and the statement a no Chocs on crises Corn Oil by Procter amp Gamble will Terold no longer be allowed the Fra said tuesday it issued the same orders to pc International Best foods makers of 100 percent pure mazola torn Oil and great foods if America. Iii the manufacturer of 1 heartbeat Ganola Oil. The companies promised to cooperate with the regulatory Agency c to a v. The Fra said the labels arc misleading because they imply that the products differ from similar vegetable. Oils a when in fact ail vegetable oils arc free of  a a a a. A Quot \7 a. To furthermore too Many people believe that Choles Ferol free products also contain no fat and that a not Hue said i a spokesman Jeff Nesbitt. I be said the Agency Wou a investigate other High fat tools that make no or Low cholesterol claims. The Agency a action is the second round in a War being waged by new a installed Fra commissioner David Kessler against misleading Labelling. Last month he went after manufacturers that used the word a a fresh a on products made from concentrate. Procter amp Gamble was a target in that action As Well. The company agreed on april 26 to remove the offending word from its Citrus  Choice Orange juice alter the Fra seized 12,000 Gallons of the beverage in a warehouse in suburban Minneapolis following that incident the Fra swiftly won agreement from four other companies that make Orange juice and pasta sauce from concentrate hut labelled to Iii products fresh on the cholesterol question Procter amp Gamble wasted no time complying. Within hours of receiving a facsimile of the Fra letter the company said it would remove a no cholesterol from not Only cd Risco labels but also All other food products until the Fra issues Rogu la Lions specifying How the acknowledgement can be used. A. A a. A a a / a a. A we think that our Consumers want to know which products do not contain cholesterol and that a Why we have carried the a no cholesterol claim on our labels a said Edwin l. Artzt Procter amp Gamble chairman and i chief executive. A however we Are quite willing to help defuse this food Labelling Issue by removing these claims from our  a pc International and great foods both said they would work with the Fra to reach a mutually agreeable solution. A a Quot a a we do not believe our Labelling is misleading a said a statement from pc makers of mazola Oil. A in fact it is intended to Correct a common misconception that All fats and oils contain cholesterol. Mazola contains no  Robert Harris president , said of the Fra a we think what they Are doing is great. We support it  the letters to the companies said Lhez a no cholesterol claims were misleading because they suggested a Benefit to the heart and a positive general health acne fit without revealing that fat poses a health risk. A excess fat increases the likelihood of cancer other chronic diseases and obesity a said the letter from  Lake compliance director for of Day Scenter for food safety and applied nutrition. Jeff Nedelman spokesman for the grocery Manu lecturers association said the Fra should concentrate on developing its rules for the new Federal Labelling Law rather than taking companies on individually for claims that have been allowed to stand for years. He said his organization which represents companies that sell products to grocery stores supported the Labelling Law passed by Congress last year. Food manufacturers Are waiting for direction trom the Fra on specifications for the labels that will be required on their products because of the new Law. Those regulations Are to he published by november but full enforcement of the Law will not herein until 1093. A a a / a a Kessler has made it Clear that he has the authority to take action now and does no to need to wait Tor Lull implementation of the Labelling Law. The Fra has had the authority Tor 50 years to go after Labelling it considers misleading or false Nesbitt said. A a a.  -.����. Would set 37 mpg level by 2006 washing Ion a. A the average new car. Would have to get 37 Miles per gallon by the year 2006 a under a plan offered tuesday by the chairman of the Senate Energy committee As a Compromise Between automakers and conservationists. Sen j. Bennett Johnston a la planned to submit the measure As an amendment to a broader Energy Bill. I lie plan is designed to a get the maximum Achieva a Hie practical result a Johnston said a to push just As Lar As we can consistent with american jobs a with the health of the Industry and with what we can achieve in terms of fuel  current Law requires automakers to produce fleets a All the cars they make in one year a with an Overall average of 27.5 mpg. Each company a average is called its corporate average fuel Economy or cafe. The Senate Commerce committee has approved a Bill that would require companies to improve their current cafe 20 percent by 1996 and 40 percent by 2001. Most fleets would have to average around 40 mpg by. The turn of the Century. V. Domestic and foreign automakers Are fighting the Bill which is sponsored by sen. Richard Bryan a Nev. I hey say it would shrink ear sizes so drastically that it would halt production of Many mid size and Large mod a Els. A a a supporters insist technology exists to allow.pioduc-. F Ion of  the standards without drastically., altering their size. Johnston a plan would require an average cafe of 3 1.2 mpg by t 9.96, 34 mpg by--2001 and 37 mpg by 2006.Stamps of approval a the face of William Saroyan remains the same but the lettering changes on these joint . And soviet Stamps honouring the pulitzer prize winning playwright and novelist. The Stamps will he issued wednesday in Fresno calif., where he was Horn and in Yerevan capital of the soviet Republic of Armenia. Saroyan whose parents were armenian died in Fresno in 1981 at age 72. Most wanted list to be used to find delinquent dads Washington apr posters depicting 23 Quot most wanted lathers delinquent in making child support payment arc being distributed nationwide the National Council of state child support enforcement administrators said tuesday. 7 a a Peter Caronado a spokesman for the Virginia department of social services said the Council launched i Proge in because similar programs have worked effectively in Virginia and other states. 1 he other states include Texas Alabama Illinois Missouri  California Caronado said i to program is opposed by the National Council i or children s rights based in Washington. 7 "1 Bis system does no to work a said David Levy president of the group. A what happens is we declare one Parent a Winner and the other a loser. We need a two Parent policy in this country a. ,. _ Joyce Johnson a spokeswoman for the child welfare league of America said the league supports Strong child support enforcement although it has not taken a position on the posters. Caronado said the posters had been sent to child supp Rte offices in each state and territory and Quot they will be free to reproduce and distribute  Anchorage Alaska a the English and Eren Cli have their a Tchun  now a group of planners has a wild idea for. A Tunnel under the Bering Strait that would connect Alaska with the soviet Union. 1 Tunnel boosters say the project would provide a delivery route for Coal Oil ail other resources that can to be shipped across the Bering Strait when it tree Mesover. More romantically it would provide previously unheard of connections for Overland travel. Quot you would be Able to get on the train in new York and ride to Cape town South Africa Quot said George Kou Mal an Arizona mining Engineer who wrote in favor of the Tunnel in the american underground space association news a March. But the 56-mile Tunnel which would be the world s longest would Cross an area so Remote that nearly 4,000 Miles of train tracks would have to be Laid just to get there. It would also Cost a forum to build a $9 billion by Koumal s Lesii mate. Another Tunnel supporter is n01119 City councilman Jim Stimpfle. But to acknowledged that some people might find the idea silly. Had Beylund an economic development planner with the Bering Strait economic Council said the 50-mile English Channel Tunnel shows the a crime Strait idea has Promise. High Speed trains carrying passengers on.3>hnur trips Between London and Paris Are expected to be Iii using the Quot Channel Quot in 1993. A i would think maybe this is a Little ahead of its time but if you look at the English French Tunnel the preliminary user. Talks 011 that were actually started probably 40 to 50 years before the project actually was undertaken a Beylund said. Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have considered such a Tunnel As Early As 1802 As a Means of invading Britain. 1 he idea of a Bridge or Tunnel across the Bering Strait also Isnit new. In 1906, a group of american French and russian business interests raised s6 million for a a new York to Paris rail link that would have crossed the Bering sea Koumal said. Wars and other problems put the idea on ice he said