In The News
January 2020
Whether you’re one of the 80 percent of consumers who claim they at least sometimes use it, or the 20 percent that don’t, we are all familiar with the Nutrition Facts Label found on the back of foods and beverages. After nearly 25 years, the Food and Drug Administration decided it was time for an update to the label. Probably the most newsworthy update is the addition of “Added Sugars” to the label. In the past, there was just a “Sugars” line that covered added and intrinsic sugars combined.
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“Bagels. Pasta. Bread. Freshly baked vanilla cake. Ice cream. All of these are examples of humanity’s best friend and worst nightmare: Sugar. …sugar holds a rather negative reputation… but why? Firstly, What Even Is Sugar? This was the first question I harassed Google (and Google Scholar, his cousin) with. Given the vast amount of sources […]
January 16, 2025
“Referred to as the ‘Nutrition Info box’, the new label proposal would provide accessible, at-a-glance information about saturated fat, sodium and added sugar. That would then be accompanied by the existing Nutrition Facts label elsewhere on the package. Current federal dietary recommendations advise US consumers to limit these three nutrients. These would be rated as […]
January 15, 2025
“FDA’s proposal to mandate front-of-pack nutrition labeling that quantifies and qualifies the percent daily value of saturated fat, sodium and added sugar to help consumers more easily make informed dietary choices triggered frustrated outcry from industry trade groups and accolades from public health advocates. Industry trade groups, including the Consumer Brands Association, the Sugar Association […]
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