Big Changes Ahead on Nutrition Labels

Nutrition labels are getting their first big revamping in a decade.

The Feds are demanding that manufacturers include labeling information about transfats and allergens, but this may only be the beginning.

There is also talk of requiring food manufacturers to alter typeface on labels to emphasize the number of calories --- part of the government’s campaign against obesity. Manufacturers also would be permitted to include health claims.

Even so, a few observers still wonder whether the labels have really been that effective. After all, only about 12 percent of Americans are eating healthful diets. The labels also appear to be used by only a small segment of the population, namely middle-aged women earning more than $60,000 a year.

Posted by Jim Langcuster at September 13, 2004 03:04 PM | TrackBack