FDA Requires Food Labels to Disclose Trans Fat Starting in 2006. Marilynn Marchione.
by Marchione, Marilynn; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 56Health. Publisher: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Consumer protection | Food -- Labeling | Food industry and trade | Trans fatty acids | United States Food and Drug AdmDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Soon it will be a lot easier to tell just how bad a bag of potato chips or a box of cookies really is for your health. The federal government will start requiring food manufacturers to disclose the amount of trans fat in their products, the first big change since the current food labeling system began in 1993 and a milestone in public health efforts to reduce a variety of diseases." (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL) This article reveals the new label changes that have been "praised as a tool for helping people know more about what they're thinking of buying and eating."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: FDA Requires Food Labels to Disclose Trans Fat Starting in 2006, July 9, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Soon it will be a lot easier to tell just how bad a bag of potato chips or a box of cookies really is for your health. The federal government will start requiring food manufacturers to disclose the amount of trans fat in their products, the first big change since the current food labeling system began in 1993 and a milestone in public health efforts to reduce a variety of diseases." (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL) This article reveals the new label changes that have been "praised as a tool for helping people know more about what they're thinking of buying and eating."
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