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FDA Proposes New Food Label Design

Reid Nakamura |
February 27, 2014 | 8:44 a.m. PST

Executive Producer

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The Food and Drug Administration is planning a proposal that will revamp the design of nutritional labels on packaged foods in the US. First Lady Michelle Obama, whose “Let’s Move” campaign is dedicated to fighting childhood obesity, announced the plan alongside the FDA.

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The new design features calorie counts in much larger print and a new line for “Added sugars.” The new line would differentiate between sugars that occur naturally in foods and sugars added in substances such as corn syrup.

The way serving sizes are calculated will also be changed. The new numbers aim to reflect the larger portion sizes of modern Americans.

The proposal, which could cost up to $2 billion will be open to public comment for 90 days.

Read more at CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.

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