FDA Overhauls Nutrition Facts Label

The new rules for the Nutrition Facts label on food and beverage packaging announced last month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require manufacturers of roughly 800,000 food and beverage products to overhaul labeling in order to help consumers make more healthy food choices. Specifically, the new labeling requirements call for changes in the way a number of nutrients and food components, most notably added sugars, are listed on the label as well as changes designed to more ac…