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FDA Proposes Front-of-Pack Labeling

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a new addition to food products by adding nutrition information on the front of packages. The goal is to give consumers “at-a-glance” information when choosing foods. It will only give information for saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar. It will also show the amounts as high, medium or low in value.

Current federal dietary recommendations advise U.S. consumers to limit these three nutrients to achieve a nutrient-dense diet within calorie limits. This proposal is currently in the comment phase to get more information from contributors.

The proposed FOP nutrition label, also referred to as the “Nutrition Info box,” provides information on saturated fat, sodium and added sugars content showing whether the food has “Low,” “Med” or “High” levels of these nutrients.

Source: https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-food-labeling-and-critical-foods/front-package-nutrition-labeling

About Karen Blakeslee

The Rapid Response Center was formed in 1995 as a resource for Kansas State University Research & Extension Agents. Resource topics included Food Science, Human Nutrition, Food Service, Textiles, Home Care and other consumer topics. Since that time, the Center has grown to be of valuable assistance to Kansas State University Extension Specialists in those areas.