Nutrition Labeling : Issues and Directions for the 1990s

Nutrition Labeling offers a thorough examination of current nutrition labeling practices and recommends ways to make food labeling information consistent with recent dietary recommendations from the U.S.

Surgeon General and the National Research Council. The volume proposes implementing a food labeling reform program, addressing such key issues as requiring mandatory nutrition labeling on most packaged foods, expanding nutrition labeling to foods that do not currently provide this information, making federal requirements uniform between agencies, and updating the nutrient content and format of food labels. Table of ContentsFront Matter1. SummaryPart I: Current State of Nutrition Labeling2.

Overview3. Current Food Labeling4. Contextual Factors Affecting Food Labeling ReformPart II: Reforming Food Labels5.

Labeling Coverage6. Nutrition Label Content7. Presentation of Nutrition Information on Food Labels8.

Legislation and RegulationAppendix A: Participants at the Public Meeting Held by theCommittee on the Nutrition Components of Food LabelingAppendix B: Participants at Workshops Conducted by the Committee onthe Nutrition Components of Food LabelingAppendix C: International Food LabelingAppendix D: Food Standards and the Quest for Healthier FoodsIndex