The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed requiring nutrition labels to be placed on the front of most packaged foods as part of efforts to combat the nation’s chronic disease crisis.
The FDA said on Tuesday that it aims to provide at-a-glance information about saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars, which could potentially increase the risk of chronic diseases if consumed in excess amounts.
Dubbed the “Nutrition Info box,” the labels would indicate whether the food contains low, medium, or high levels of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars, according to the agency.
“Low” would indicate that a food contains 5 percent or less of the daily value of a substance, “High” would signify 20 percent or more, and any amount between these thresholds would be categorized as “Med” for medium….