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Added sugars and alcohol are not good for you, but diet guidelines unchanged

By Dan Flynn on January 1, 2021

This week’s release of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans came with less build-up than normal. But, the guidelines are drawing reactions from mild to wild.

The 5-year update, a joint production of the U.S.
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Food industry welcomes new deadline to revise nutrition labels

By News Desk on October 2, 2017

Food manufacturers are getting an extra 18 to 30 months to begin putting revised Nutrition Facts, Supplement Facts and Serving Size labels on their products.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the delay on…
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FDA’s delay of Nutrition Facts label a blow to public health

By Dr. Peter G. Lurie on September 30, 2017

Editor’s note: This contributed opinion column by Dr. Peter G. Lurie, president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest is republished here with permission. To read this column on the CSPI website, click …
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New advice for European Union on added sugars due in 2020

By News Desk on March 28, 2017

sugar_406x250The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is on schedule to provide new scientific advice on the daily intake of added sugar in food by early 2020.

The Authority plans to establish a science-based cut-off value…
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DeLauro Introduces Bill to Tax Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

By Lydia Zuraw on July 31, 2014

On Wednesday, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act — a tax on drinks such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks that she first announced at the National…
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FDA Proposal to Put ‘Added Sugars’ in Nutrition Facts Panel Sparks Debate

By News Desk on June 24, 2014

Last week, legal analysts for OFW Law published a blog arguing that “Added Sugars” should not be included in the Food and Drug Administration’s revamp of the Nutrition Facts panel. “The White House seems…
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