Harnessing the Power of Food Labels for Public Health

Change is coming to food labeling. Rules that require calorie content on menus at chain restaurants, movie theaters, and similar venues went into effect in early May 2018. A revised Nutrition Facts label, including more prominent calorie listings, added sugars, and updated serving sizes, is alreadya...

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Published in:American journal of preventive medicine 2019-04, Vol.56 (4), p.622-625
Main Authors: Pomeranz, Jennifer L., Lurie, Peter G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Descriptive labeling
Diet, Healthy
FDA approval
Food
Food - economics
Food Labeling - legislation & jurisprudence
Food Labeling - standards
Food Labeling - trends
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Healthy food
Humans
Labels
Legislation, Food - standards
Legislation, Food - trends
Marketing - legislation & jurisprudence
Power
Public Health
United States
United States Food and Drug Administration - legislation & jurisprudence
United States Food and Drug Administration - standards
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Summary:Change is coming to food labeling. Rules that require calorie content on menus at chain restaurants, movie theaters, and similar venues went into effect in early May 2018. A revised Nutrition Facts label, including more prominent calorie listings, added sugars, and updated serving sizes, is alreadyappearing on food packages and will be required by 2020 and 2021, depending on company size. Against this backdrop, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initiated a Nutrition Innovation Strategy in July 2018, under which the agency is seeking public comments on several strategies intended to modernize food labels. 1 The FDA enforces a long list of regulations related to packaged food labels, including product names, standardsof identity (which include various ingredient, compositional, and manufacturing standards), ingredient lists, allergen disclosure, and a range of guidelines for making certain claims. Nonetheless, very little of the front of the package is actually regulated, leaving manufacturers to use it primarily for marketing and promotional purposes.
ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2018.11.014