From: Hal Katz [hkatz@naturesbest.com]
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 3:01 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Docket No. 02P-0462

Comment regarding Docket No. 02P-0462

Carbolite as a brand name gives the manufacturer the implied right to
use the word "lite" on it's package while every other manufacturer must
abide by regulations in order to qualify to use that same word.

Needless to say, if two manufacturers made similar product, and both
appealed to the consumer interested in limiting carbohydrate intake, the
Carbolite brand would have an enormous advantage.

Furthermore, the company would be able to sell high carbohydrate
products and make them seem as though they were appropriate for people
on a high protein, low carbohydrate diet. This could create confusion
for the customer.

There is enough confusion and misrepresentation in our industry already.
Adding a brand named Carbolite clearly could add to this undesirable
state.

If the company makes products that are entitled to use the word lite,
they should use it. They should never have the right to use that
description if it does not apply to the product they are making.

Hal Katz
President
Nature's Best Inc.
195 Engineers Road
Hauppauge, NY 11788
631-232-3355