FDA wants to put truncated nutrition label on food packaging

The Food and Drug Administration proposed Tuesday to put a smaller nutrition label highlighting saturated fat, sodium and added sugar on the front of food packaging.

The FDA wants to focus on those three levels because of their relation to medical conditions Americans suffer due to bad nutrition.

“The U.S. faces an ever-growing epidemic of preventable diet-related chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. Improving nutrition offers one of the greatest opportunities for reducing these and other chronic illnesses and premature death,” the FDA said on its website.

“For decades, the Nutrition Facts label has been an essential tool to educate people across the country about the nutritional content of their food and drinks, but high rates of diet-related illnesses continue to show that additional actions are needed to address the confusion and barriers consumers face in evaluating and identifying better options,” American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown said, according to USA Today.


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FDA wants to put truncated nutrition label on food packaging

The Food and Drug Administration proposed Tuesday to put a smaller nutrition label highlighting saturated fat, sodium and added sugar on the front of food packaging.

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[Hol]

I hope they keep Country of Origin on.

I thought I heard that Biden wanted that removed?

 

[1LoverofGod]

The FDA is concerned about the public being aware of content in foods that are showing to impact people's health and they want to highlight the ingredients that may be harmful for health so people can choose "better options", for "better health".

Maybe they will place the condensed "nutritional facts" next to where it says....
"Contains Bio Engineered Food Product"

From the article:

"The FDA wants to focus on those three levels because of their relation to medical conditions Americans suffer due to bad nutrition."

 

[Tall Timbers]

Bad idea. America's obesity epidemic is a result of following govmint dietary guidelines. Let us see what is in the food product so we can make a personal choice as to whether to consume it or not.

 

[Tall Timbers]

I'll take saturated fat over seed oils every time and be healthier for it.

 

[mattfivefour]

Anything that comes out of the Biden administration makes me automatically suspicious. I'm interested in seeing what RFK Jr has to say when he's confirmed

 

[Work4Peanuts]

I'm not completely against this, as long as there is something to scan or a website to go to that will lead to more thorough information. A lot of people just look the nutrition info up online anyway.

 

[Baby Yoda]

The report I saw made it just look like more dumbing down of the consumer.

Instead of having to look at 5% daily value of sodium they will only have to see the word "Low."

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

The report I saw made it just look like more dumbing down of the consumer.

Instead of having to look at 5% daily value of sodium they will only have to see the word "Low."

And who's daily value? What's that daily value?

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

I think this is in addition to the labeling already on the packages, not instead of it. But, it could be small step to that. Once the camel's nose is in the tent, soon the whole camel will be inside.

 

[Hol]

I think this is in addition to the labeling already on the packages, not instead of it.

Yeah, that’s how I understand the OP.