FDA Proposes New Nutrition Label Rules

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed new labeling rules to provide clearer nutrition information to consumers. Significant changes include a more prominent calorie count and the addition of "added sugar" content. In an effort to make serving sizes more applicable to today's consumer, calorie counts per container will be revised as well to display the actual count in some containers, such as 20-ounce soda bottles, rather than calories per serving. The industry and consumers will have 90 days to comment on the proposed changes and will likely have at least two years to implement the new changes.