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BumRushDaShow

(146,897 posts)
Wed Jan 15, 2025, 03:45 AM Jan 15

FDA proposes putting nutrition info on the front of food packages

Source: NBC News

Jan. 14, 2025, 10:22 AM EST / Updated Jan. 14, 2025, 4:02 PM EST


The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed a new rule for nutrition labels on packaged food and drinks that’s intended to help Americans make healthier choices at a glance. Under the new rule, which shoppers could see as early as 2028, food manufacturers will be required to display levels of saturated fat, sodium and added sugar on the front of the packaging, in addition to the standard nutrition labels on the back.

Packaged foods in the U.S. often come with a number of health and nutrition claims, which can make it confusing for consumers to know what’s good or bad for them, said Lindsey Smith Taillie, a nutrition epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Fruit drinks, for example, may advertise high levels of vitamin C on the front of the bottle, making them seem like a healthy choice, but at the same time, they are loaded with added sugar, Smith Taillie said.

The idea is that by placing certain nutrition information directly in front of consumers, they’ll be more likely to make health-conscious decisions. "We believe that food should be a vehicle for wellness, not a contributor of chronic disease," Rebecca Buckner, the FDA's associate deputy director for human food policy, said on a call with reporters.


______ The proposed front-of-package labels will include saturated fat, sodium and added sugar, along with whether the product contains high, medium or low amounts of the nutrients.U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-proposes-putting-nutrition-info-front-food-packages-rcna175977



Link to FDA PRESS RELEASE - FDA Proposes Requiring At-a-Glance Nutrition Information on the Front of Packaged Foods
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FDA proposes putting nutrition info on the front of food packages (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jan 15 OP
Hmmm. C Moon Jan 15 #1
Why bother coming up with this? durablend Jan 15 #2
He would have to have Congress repeal BumRushDaShow Jan 15 #3
Why bother? The people who care already read the labels and those that don't care don't read the labels. Ray Bruns Jan 15 #4
I guess "why bother?" could apply to any form of info, warnings or guidance. Oopsie Daisy Jan 15 #5
That's a dumb analogy. I never said anything about removing the labels. Ray Bruns Jan 15 #9
It doesn't appear to be "relocating" BumRushDaShow Jan 15 #10
lol DeepWinter Jan 15 #12
"We believe that food should be a vehicle to wellness...." Hope22 Jan 15 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Ray Bruns Jan 15 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Ray Bruns Jan 15 #8
It's not moving the label BumRushDaShow Jan 15 #11
Adding a label... Hope22 Jan 15 #13
A lot of companies already stick that info on their front packaging BumRushDaShow Jan 15 #14
Ooh. Bold! travelingthrulife Jan 15 #15

Oopsie Daisy

(5,186 posts)
5. I guess "why bother?" could apply to any form of info, warnings or guidance.
Wed Jan 15, 2025, 09:45 AM
Jan 15

I'm sure it won't be long before the warnings on cigarettes are removed too. Why bother?

Ray Bruns

(4,931 posts)
9. That's a dumb analogy. I never said anything about removing the labels.
Wed Jan 15, 2025, 10:10 AM
Jan 15

The story was about relocating the labels to the front of the box, not eliminating them.

Seems to be a waste of effort was my point when the labels are already.

BumRushDaShow

(146,897 posts)
10. It doesn't appear to be "relocating"
Wed Jan 15, 2025, 10:55 AM
Jan 15

It's more putting a "quick summary" type of label on the front that utilizes teh familiar labeling template that you see on the back, but that will tell a buyer how much "fat", "sodium" (salt), and "sugar" is in that product (by % for the serving)

Many companies already have that type of info artfully included on their label front - often to tout "Such and such grams of fiber" or "0% added sugar", etc.

Hope22

(3,468 posts)
6. "We believe that food should be a vehicle to wellness...."
Wed Jan 15, 2025, 09:51 AM
Jan 15

Then why do you permit it to be full of pesticides and chemicals? Moving a label to the front is as far as the caring goes! Pathetic.

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BumRushDaShow

(146,897 posts)
11. It's not moving the label
Wed Jan 15, 2025, 10:57 AM
Jan 15

it is adding a "summary" type label for the 3 types of ingredient categories that people most often monitor - "fat", "sodium", "sugar".

BumRushDaShow

(146,897 posts)
14. A lot of companies already stick that info on their front packaging
Wed Jan 15, 2025, 11:27 AM
Jan 15

more to show how "healthy" they are by having "0% added sugar" or the product is "Low sodium" or "Low fat" or "High fiber", etc.

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