Additional Sugar Label Requirements Taste Sour To Supplement Industry
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA proposes revisions to a 2014 proposed rule due to the 2015 Dietary Guideline Advisory Committee’s report. In a supplemental proposed rule, FDA will establish a daily reference value of 10% of total energy intake from added sugars and require label declarations of the percent daily value for added sugars.
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