Sentences with phrase «nutrition label changes»

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just revised the proposed nutrition label changes to emphasize just how much sugar we consume from packaged food and drinks.

The DRI values are scientifically sound and should be used for the Dietary Guidelines, the Food Guide Pyramid, and for future food nutrition labeling changes.

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As more cities and states begin mandatory nutrition labeling on menus — so far New York City, Oregon, California and several major cities, with similar legislation pending in 15 states — Repole sees consumers making a major change in their eating habits.

Sylvia Rowe of SR Insights, the Resource Specialists for the Policy Working Group, led a discussion of how changing politics and dynamics in Washington, D.C. are impacting various nutrition, food labeling, and menu labeling initiatives.

«Proposed changes to nutrition labels could impact the juice category, more so than other soft drink categories,» the Euromonitor report states.

FDA is proposing numerous other changes to its nutrition label.

The extent to which the new nutrition labels will change consumer behavior remains to be seen, but the new labels have the potential to spur changes in the food industry itself, Block said.

Today (Feb. 27) the agency announced proposed changes to the labels, to reflect the latest nutrition science and the growing understanding of the link between our diet and chronic diseases such as obesity and heart disease, the FDA said.

That all changed in 1994 when food companies were required by law to use a nutrition label on their packaging.

People are beginning to change their mindset about food and paying closer attention to not only the nutrition label, but also the ingredient label.

That's because the Food and Drug Administration's proposed changes to nutrition labels, announced on Feb. 27, includes a requirement for listing potassium content.

Not only has the box labelling changed but the vitamin A nutrition % has dropped by more than 50 %.