U.S. food and beverage companies will start putting uniform nutrition symbols on package fronts as part of an industry push to combat obesity, two trade groups said.
The labels will include calorie counts and the amount of saturated fat, sodium and sugars for each serving, the Food Marketing Institute and the Grocery Manufacturers Association said yesterday in a statement. Consumers will start to see the symbols, called “nutrition keys,” in the next few months, the groups said.
The Food and Drug Administration has pushed for uniform labels on food and beverage containers to help reduce the nation’s obesity rate.
The number of people in the United States who are obese has more than doubled in the past 30 years to 72 million, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People who are overweight or obese have greater risk of diabetes, heart attacks and strokes.
“Helping consumers make informed decisions is not just good business sense, it is the right thing to do,” Gary Rodkin, chief executive of Con-Agra Foods Inc. and board chairman of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, said in the statement.
Would you please let us know where we can look up that the Rebbe said that? Virtually anything can be prefaced with the words, “the Rebbe said…” Where did he say?
The Rebbe said the doctors exaggerate the harm caused by obesity.
I agree with #1 and #2. Other important factors are portion sizes and the number of times you go back for ‘just a little more’. Also don’t worry about finishing the food off because of bal tashchis. The gemara says (Shabbos 129) bal tashchis of the body takes precedence.
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the issue is more the quality of the food and the chemicals. how can you absorb something that is soo processed? and it isn’t the fat content that is soo important. we need fat actually, it depends on the quality of the fat. poor quality fat is horrendous for one’s health. this is all upside down. your shopping cart should be full of food not packaged this and that. try going for: fruit, vegetables, whole grains, real whole grain bread without garbage in it – check the ingredients. frish, lean meats. did you know that we dont really need that… Read more »
the problem is more with fast food and restaurants, packaged food always shows nutrition facts, but when you order a slice of pizza or a steak, you have no clue what its nutritional value is.