Here are five of the biggest struggles companies are likely to encounter under FDA's new nutrition label proposal.
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The deadline to comment on FDA’s proposed nutrition facts labeling change closed on August 1. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty more to talk about. From added sugars to a new definition for dietary fiber and even the health claims you can use, here are five of the biggest struggles companies are likely to encounter.
Jennifer Grebow
Editor-in-Chief
Nutritional Outlook magazine
jennifer.grebow@ubm.com
Photo: A mockup of FDA's newly proposed nutrition labeling changes, courtesy of FDA
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