Nutrition advocates and food industry groups are debating whether an additional label should be placed on the front of packaged foods to more clearly show the fat, sugar, and salt content.
, nutrition, and health, which is expected increase the long debate over these front-of-package labels. Nutrition experts and industry groups have been fighting over what the new labels should look like, what information should be included, and whether they should be required in the first place, accordingThe FDA already requires most packaged foods to include a detailed nutrition label, which is typically placed on the back or side of the food item.
“There really is a lack of robust evidence,” Roberta Wagner, vice president of regulatory and technical affairs at the Consumer Brands Association, told the newspaper.At the same time, some sort of front-of-package plan appears that it could move forward. An FDA spokeswoman told thethat the agency “plans to help empower consumers by providing more informative labeling to help consumers identify foods that can contribute to healthier diets.
In several countries, including Chile, Ecuador, Iran, Israel, Mexico, and Peru, front-of-package labels are mandatory for certain foods. Sodas and candy, for instance, have labels that highlight the high sugar, fat, and salt levels. Canada has made plans to create similar labels by 2026. Ahead of the White House summit, a group of 26 food and health experts released recommendations to encourage the FDA to develop a front-of-package label plan, the newspaper reported.
The fight will likely continue this fall, the newspaper reported. To avoid potential court challenges, the FDA may decide to make front-of-package labels voluntary but create specific standards about how to use them on packaged foods.© 2022 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.
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