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[MONDAY MINUTE] FDA Front-of-Package Nutrition Label Proposal & RFK Jr. "Make America Healthy Again" Movement


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Did you know that about one in five U.S. children are obese…a number that’s nearly four times the rate in the 1970s? So, what has changed in the last 50 years? The finger is usually pointed towards the proliferation of ultra-processed and/or hyperpalatable foods. Seeking to solve this growing problem…the FDA has been exploring a front-of-package nutrition labeling strategy that lists Saturated Fat, Sodium, and Sugar on every package with each nutrient being accompanied by a traffic light color system score box. But while these blatant warnings have never been required for food products sold in the United States, CPG brands selling into Mexico (and soon Canada) comply with different FOP nutrition labeling obligations. And I’d typically say a mandatory system would never happen…but RFK Jr. promising to "make America healthy again" by cleaning up the U.S. food system has me second guessing myself.

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