FDA unveils new nutrition information label
SOURCE U.S. Food and Drug Administration
SILVER SPRING, Maryland/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Have you heard? The nutrition information label is debuting a new image! The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) renewed the nutrition information label on food and beverage packaging. This important update is the first in more than twenty years and is based on up-to-date scientific information and public opinion comments. To help you interpret the new label, the FDA created the New Nutrition Information Label information campaign, how does it benefit you? as part of its Nutritional Innovation Strategy (available in English only). This information can make it easier for you to choose the foods you eat to help adopt healthy eating habits for life.
What’s new on the
label? Changes to the nutrition information label make it easy to meet our nutrition goals and follow up on the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. What do you need to know to get the most out of labels the next time you buy food? Here we tell you:
- Serving size and calories now appear in larger, thicker print.
- Portions were updated to better reflect the usual amounts of consumption in food and beverages.
- Updated daily nutrient values.
- The label now shows the added sugars, vitamin D and potassium in the ingredients.
How does it benefit you?
The nutrition information label can help you choose foods that are suitable for a healthy diet. The FDA’s nutrition information label information campaign includes a set of materials to interpret and use the label, and educate others about changes. The FDA website provides an overview of the campaign, as well as links to materials for dietitians, doctors, health educators and teachers. The social media kit contains texts for newsletters, social media messages, campaign videos, and sharing data sheets. In addition, the “What’s New” fact sheet can help you get acquainted with label renewal and give you more information.
We invite you to use the materials in this campaign to help increase awareness of these changes and the understanding and use of the nutrition information label. Next time you go to the supermarket, look for the new nutrition information label to help you make more informed decisions about food and beverage options for you and your family.
For more information on updating the nutrition information label and campaign for the New FDA Nutrition Information Label, isite www.fda.gov/NewNutritionFactsLabel and see this Q&A video with the director of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
