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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C Moon
(12,688 posts)durablend
(8,196 posts)I'm sure The Donald plans on banning all nutrition labels because "woke"
BumRushDaShow
(146,897 posts)Ray Bruns
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Oopsie Daisy
(5,186 posts)I'm sure it won't be long before the warnings on cigarettes are removed too. Why bother?
Ray Bruns
(4,931 posts)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)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.
Yep. I never real any nutrition label. I'm going to eat it anyway.
Hope22
(3,468 posts)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)it is adding a "summary" type label for the 3 types of ingredient categories that people most often monitor - "fat", "sodium", "sugar".
Hope22
(3,468 posts)Understood.
BumRushDaShow
(146,897 posts)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.