/>i- The “Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth, and Helpfulness” (TRUTH) in Labeling Act was introduced last month and would require FDA’s proposed rule regarding front of package (FOP) nutrition labeling (90 FR 5426 (Jan. 16, 2025)) to be finalized within 180 days of the bill’s enactment.
- The bill would require the final FOP labeling rule to mandate that the principal display panel (PDP) of foods identify foods with high amounts of added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat, and that high amounts be designated based on Daily Reference Values (DRVs) for adults, children ages 1-3, and infants through 12 months. The phrase “High in” and a conspicuous exclamation point icon would be required.
- It would also require that the final rule mandate that the PDP declare the presence of non-nutritive sweeteners and a “factual” statement that such sweeteners are not recommended for children. We note that this point is in fact subject to debate and that FDA’s ability to include such a provision in the final rule, not having appeared in the proposed rule, is questionable. (But Congress could write such a requirement into the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in a way that is self-implementing, without the need for FDA rulemaking.)
- The bill would also require the establishment of DRVs and percent Daily Values for added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat for infants through 12 months, and updates to these values for children 1-3 years old in alignment with the recommendations of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
- A similar version of the bill was proposed in December 2023.
Proposed TRUTH in Labeling Act Would Mandate FOP Labeling
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