Washington- The Food Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time in 20 years is giving nutrition labels a makeover. The FDA has decided to make the changes for easier reading. Commissioner of the F.D.A., Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, spoke of the modern transformations that are taking place, “Things like the size of a muffin have changed so dramatically. The purpose is to increase public awareness of what is being consumed. It is important that the information on the nutrition fact labels reflect the realities in the world today.” There has been a debate in the food industry whether 'sugar' is the only contributing factor to obesity. The soaring rates of of cancer, diabetes, blood pressure, and heart failure have all been a contribution Dr. David A. Kessler, former commissioner of the F.D.A. in the 90's stated a fact that still holds true till this day. "America has the sweetest diet in the world." The changes are simpler serving sizes, calorie numbers, and for the first time sugar servings. First Lady Michelle Obama, who also started the "Let's Move" campaign, supports the change. Deputy Commissioner of foods, Michael R. Taylor, made an estimate that the revamps of the Nutrition labels could cost close to $2 billion dollars.
Source:
U.S. Food And Drug Administration - The New York Times. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/f/food_and_drug_administration/index.html?inline=nyt-org
FDA: Nutrition labels getting a makeover - CNN.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/27/health/nutrition-labels-changes/
Posts
0 comments :
Post a Comment