Hi all:
Much of the proposed changes indicated on the new label format is at
www.fda.gov-Proposed Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label. Also more
information under Guidance and Regulation.
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Sincerely,
Edward B.
"Sweeping changes" was not my term. It was used by the initiator of this
thread, identified as "Metric Rules Info." The initial reports did,
however, imply the increased use of non-metric units because the current
units (which are, as you say, almost exclusively metric) were "confusing."
Gov
In my opinion, most of the earlier press articles presented a great deal of
misinformation (disinformation?). The FDA has their own press release on
exactly what they are proposing. There are a pile of links at the bottom with
more information. Note that the two Federal Register notices of pr
I had brought this matter to the attention of this list several weeks ago
when it was first announced. It seems to be moving much faster that could
have been predicted, perhaps because of Michelle Obama's involvement.
The danger is that some self-appointed "consumer advocate" group wanted to
The proposed new labels of "Nutrition Facts" still use *grams* and
*milliliters* in addition to percentages!
according to *images* published in various US newspapers, so there is little to
worry about.
Eugene Mechtly
From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [owne
I saw this story on the BBC News iPhone App and thought you should see it:
US plans sweeping food label changes
First Lady Michelle Obama is to unveil plans for the most sweeping overhaul of
nutrition labels on US food packages in more than two decades.
Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/worl
