FDA modernizes nutrition facts label for packaged foods. New nutrition facts label will include updated design to highlight "calories" and "servings," two important elements for informed food choices.

New nutrition facts label will include requirements for serving sizes that more closely reflect amounts of food that people currently eat.

New nutrition facts label to include declaration of grams and percent daily value for added sugars for consumers to know how much sugar is in product.

New nutrition facts label to include declaration of vitamin D and potassium that will include the actual gram amount, in addition to the percentage DV.

In nutrition facts label, "calories from fat" will be removed; "total fat," "saturated fat," and "trans fat" will continue to be required.

 

Source : reuters.com

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