Tell Congress it's time to rein in misleading food labels.
John,
Weak federal labeling laws and fragmented oversight have allowed the food industry to stretch the meaning of labels like "organic" and "natural." The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated some requirements for the Nutrition Facts label on packaged foods. But those updates don’t go far enough.
Rebecca Wolf
Senior Food Policy Analyst
Food & Water Action
John,
Food labels like “natural” and “healthy” appear on lots of our food products, but how do we know if these labels are telling the full story?
Weak federal labeling laws and fragmented oversight have allowed the food industry to stretch the meaning of labels like "organic" and "natural" in order to trick consumers into purchasing their products.
We rely on food labels to make informed purchases at the grocery store, but the sheer variety of labels we encounter can be overwhelming. In order to bring transparency and simplicity to our nation’s food labeling requirements, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ 6th District) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) recently introduced the Food Labeling Modernization Act.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated some requirements for the Nutrition Facts label on packaged foods in the past few years. But those updates don’t go far enough. The Food Labeling Modernization Act would make it easier for consumers to determine the right food choices at the grocery store by:
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