The Food and Drug Administration revises requirements for using the claim ‘healthy’ on food products.
About 5 percent of all packaged foods are currently labeled as “healthy” in supermarkets across the U.S., according to the FDA.
The new regulatory standard will limit the term ‘healthy’ to circumstances in which the food accurately represents the levels of nutrients in food based on current nutrition science. The previous definition, determined in 1994, allowed manufacturers to use the term “healthy” on foods that the FDA said don’t help consumers maintain healthy diets.
“By empowering consumers with more informative labeling to choose healthier diets, consumers will be able to make informed and healthful dietary choices,” according to the FDA.
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