FDA redesigns nutrition panel

jonnythan

Great changes. Much more readable and calorie content as well as servings per container are now featured much more prominently.

EDIT: Potassium content is now mandatory!! This is probably more significant than the panel redesign.

laserturkey

I like the changes! It's nice that they have actual amounts for the Vitamin D, etc.

ETA: they did add potassium, too.

firstsip

UGH. THE ALIGNMENT.

EmoJew

US nutrition panels always seem so much more simplistic than UK ones to me.

jonnythan

What's wrong with the alignment?

MiloBloom83

Great changes. Much more readable and calorie content as well as servings per container are now featured much more prominently. Still doesn't include potassium, sadly.

New style is on the right? It shows potassium...

firstsip

What's wrong with the alignment?

IT'S ALL JUST LEFT.

da_bears10089

I approve this change.

MityMax96

Looks ok.
I could go with either

jonnythan

What's wrong with the alignment?

IT'S ALL JUST LEFT.

The percentages are right-aligned

judyde

We could make a game out of guessing what the item is. My guess is some kind of cereal.

jonnythan

Great changes. Much more readable and calorie content as well as servings per container are now featured much more prominently. Still doesn't include potassium, sadly.

New style is on the right? It shows potassium...

Oh look at that, it does. Huh.

"Lastly, the labels would make Vitamin D and Potassium counts mandatory, while Vitamins A and C would be optional."

YAY!!

firstsip

What's wrong with the alignment?

IT'S ALL JUST LEFT.

The percentages are right-aligned

firstsip

Great changes. Much more readable and calorie content as well as servings per container are now featured much more prominently. Still doesn't include potassium, sadly.

New style is on the right? It shows potassium...

Oh look at that, it does. Huh.

"Lastly, the labels would make Vitamin D and Potassium counts mandatory, while Vitamins A and C would be optional."

YAY!!

Okay, that does make me happy... hopefully MFP can make Vitamin D a trackable micro now, too!

TheGirlsATimeBomb

i like it cause it does better display the information, but i can't help but think the old one was more professional, while the new one looks like it was designed by a 3 year old. can't quite pick out why i see that.

beachlover317

Might make the importance of CALORIES and SERVING SIZE more easily understandable for some.

tayloryay

Sad that we have to put the calorie count in 70 pt font because people can't be bothered to read it, but whatever works I guess! I'm sure I'll get used to the new one.

Amestris

i like it cause it does better display the information, but i can't help but think the old one was more professional, while the new one looks like it was designed by a 3 year old. can't quite pick out why i see that.

I feel the same way. I dont know why I get an amateurish feel from the re-design...

Escloflowne

I'm happy they took out the "calories from fat" that was useless information!

TheGirlsATimeBomb

"The FDA is also proposing changes to serving size requirements in an effort to more accurately reflect what people usually eat or drink. For example, if you buy a 20-ounce soda, you're probably not going to stop drinking at the 8-ounce mark. The new rules would require that entire soda bottle to be one serving size -- making calorie counting simpler."

source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/27/health/nutrition-labels-changes/

YESSS

Fuzzipeg

We need this in the UK

Tiernan1212

Any idea when this is supposed to start?

I like it, especially the potassium info. Hooray for changes!

ItsCasey

Pros: Tries to make it more obvious that the information is for A SERVING and not the whole damned container. Includes Vitamin D and potassium. Finally stops bothering people with the "Calories from fat" nonsense.

Cons: The percentages on the left make me twitchy. Protein is not at the top where it belongs.

Hornsby

I approve this change. I like it.

marye2021

Well alright then. Glad after 20 years with the old design they decide to shake things up a bit.

Based on cnn it's supposed to emphasize calories with serving size as well as sugar intake.

Edit: I looked at the new label again...:embarassed:

da_bears10089

Pros: Tries to make it more obvious that the information is for A SERVING and not the whole damned container. Includes Vitamin D and potassium. Finally stops bothering people with the "Calories from fat" nonsense.

Cons: The percentages on the left make me twitchy. Protein is not at the top where it belongs.

Agreed.

Calories at the very top

Protein to follow

Fat to follow

Songbirdcw

i like it cause it does better display the information, but i can't help but think the old one was more professional, while the new one looks like it was designed by a 3 year old. can't quite pick out why i see that.

I was thinking the same thing. The information is more prominant but looks a little elementary. :huh:

da_bears10089

Well alright then. Glad after 20 years with the old design they decide to shake things up a bit.

Based on cnn it's supposed to emphasize calories with serving size as well as sugar intake. I mean I get the calories, but I don't see anything special about the sugar

well sugar is the devil of course...

PROCESSED sugar that is, because you know, that is completely different from natural sugar.

da_bears10089

i like it cause it does better display the information, but i can't help but think the old one was more professional, while the new one looks like it was designed by a 3 year old. can't quite pick out why i see that.

I was thinking the same thing. The information is more prominant but looks a little elementary. :huh:

all they need to do is change it to Comic Sans font and you're good to go!

UsedToBeHusky

Yes! I am definitely happiest about the requirement for potassium. :drinker:

sfbaumgarten

It'll take a little getting used to, but I don't hate it!