FDA Consumer Magazine -- May 1993
Table of Contents

New Food Label: Good Reading For Good Eating
Reading food labels will be more rewarding after manufactures make changes required by new FDA and USDA regulations. An overview of the changes shows why.

Starting This Month: Look For Legit Health Claims On Food
FDA is allowing claims on food about seven nutrient-disease relationships. They may begin appearing on products at your supermarket starting May 8.

'Nutrition Facts' To Help Consumers Eat Smart
Figuring out the significance of the nutrients listed on packaged food panels used to often require more mathematical skill than many people wanted to use. Now the new panel will give information on calories, fats, sodium, fiber, sugar, and other nutrients in an easier-to-understand format.

'Daily Values' Encourage Healthy Diet
DVs, or Daily Values, are a new way to put food label information in perspective. FDA hopes these values will help consumers use food label information to plan a healthy diet.

Cooking Up the New Food Label
The process of writing the new food regs was sometimes like trying to carefully simmer a stew that persists in boiling over. Some of the "cooks" who stirred the pot provide insights into how a successful recipe emerged from their efforts.