FDA redesigns nutrition panel

Any idea when this is supposed to start?

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

From what I saw on CBS This Morning, they are announcing it now and have a 90 day comment period for people to weigh in on it (I don't know where we do that, probably something on an FDA website) before finalizing it.

So for those of you who want protein at the top, let them know, maybe they'll listen. :laugh:



I do like that they have added sugars listed. Maybe people will stop freaking out because they're over sugar after an apple and a banana.

The new one looks better to me. What I think is dumb about it, though, it that sugar isn't displayed more boldly! I suspect this may have something to do with sugar/corn syrup corporate power. Anyway, hopefully this will help people who have trouble reading the small print of the current labels, or who are in a rush, see what they are eating a little better.

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.

I think you hit the nail on the head - this redesign is probably more for people who are not already used to looking for the information so may it catches their eye, and they pay attention instead of those of us who have trained ourselves to look for that info.

I think it's a good change.

And now I want some cereal. Anyone try that Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch?

Any idea when this is supposed to start?

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

From what I saw on CBS This Morning, they are announcing it now and have a 90 day comment period for people to weigh in on it (I don't know where we do that, probably something on an FDA website) before finalizing it.

So for those of you who want protein at the top, let them know, maybe they'll listen. :laugh:



I do like that they have added sugars listed. Maybe people will stop freaking out because they're over sugar after an apple and a banana.

I wonder if MFP will consider a redesign to the food diary now so that people can distinguish between added sugars and natural sugars.

this would be excellent.

i *do* like how big the number for calories is. kind of like a slap in the face but i agree, potassium content is good. i'm not supposed to have a ton, for whatever reason. so this is good.

I tried to find the docket number for public comment on the FDA site with little luck. It should be posted on regulations.gov for public comment. It's just difficult to find things there without the docket number.

I like it. Especially making the number of servings more prominent.

I like it, and I think it's an improvement for diet-trackers like us. But in isolation I think it will make precisely not one jot of difference for the non-calorie-counter. The majority of people do not measure their food, and simply have no real interest in measuring their food.

I think that marginally more useful would be a small graphic showing a portion size relative to a common recognizable reference point like a golf ball or a tennis ball or deck of cards. An eyeball-guide would be more useful than volume or weight because it translates directly to what you see on the plate, rather than via the intermediary step of scales or measuring cups.

I've spent ten years in a job getting sales people to focus on important long term company health rather than short term personal gain. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that in the absence of direct behavioral control, you must have as few barriers to understanding as possible.

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

I would say:

Calories
Sodium
Protein
Fat

b/c I know most ppl have to be careful w/ sodium.

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!!

I heard this news this morning and I AM THRILLED!!! :bigsmile:

hopefully MFP can make Vitamin D a trackable micro now, too!

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!

That's even funnier than the gifs!

The new one looks better to me. What I think is dumb about it, though, it that sugar isn't displayed more boldly! I suspect this may have something to do with sugar/corn syrup corporate power.

Not even close. The "added sugar" line item is 100% useless yet it is still there so that people like you can continue to demonize sugar.

I think they should dumb it down one step further for completely uninformed people and have a "calories per container" line right near the "8 servings per container".

I know plenty of people who will be all "Oh, it's only 130 calories!" and eat directly from the box/bag of something without knowing how many 130 calories servings they've eaten.

http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FDA-2012-N-1210
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FDA-2004-N-0258

"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

Agree... and they need to make girl scout cookie servings "1 tube". Who eats 4 cookies?

but I dislike making Vit A and C optional

Do you normally have problems hitting A & C? I always find I'm absurdly over the %DV.