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How the FDA’s new nutrition labels could prod the food industry to get healthier 

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A new government proposal to display nutritional labels on the front of food packaging is aimed at helping Americans make more informed choices about what they eat. An eventual side effect, research and expert commentary suggests, could be nudging the food industry to make healthier food, too.

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FDA Proposes Front-of-Package Nutrition Label for Most Packaged Foods

Pharmacy Times

If finalized, the requirement would include readily available nutrition information, including saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar content.

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STAT+: The FDA is testing new nutrition labels on the front of food packages

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WASHINGTON — The FDA wants to make it easier for consumers to know if the foods they’re buying are unhealthy — but doing so is harder than it seems here in the United States. Now, the Food and Drug Administration is embarking on a major study to test front of package labels here in the U.S.,

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Opinion: FDA’s plan to define “healthy” for food packaging: Better than the existing labeling anarchy, but do we really need it?

STAT

The FDA has announced the set of rules it proposes to enforce for manufacturers to claim that a food product is “healthy.” ” The proposed rules are a lot better than the labeling anarchy that currently exists. But here’s my bottom line: health claims are not about health.

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FDA declines Eli Lilly’s bowel disease drug over manufacturing issues

Pharmafile

Pharma giant Eli Lilly’s Biologic Licence Application (BLA) for its bowel disease drug has been declined by the FDA over concerns about the proposed manufacturing of the drug. However, concerns weren’t expressed over the clinical data package, safety or label for the medicine.

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Kellogg’s is going to war over Mexico’s nutrition label rules. A similar fight is coming to the U.S.

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A 2019 policy requires companies that make unhealthy foods to include warning labels on the front of any boxes they sell in Mexico to educate consumers about things like excess sugar and fat. MEXICO CITY — Kellogg’s is waging a war here over Tigre Toño and Sam el Tucán. Read the rest…

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Five Interesting Things To Know About Sulopenem (Orlynvah)

IDStewardship

The package insert for sulopenem recommends taking it with food to maximize bioavailability. In case you are wondering, the FDA label does not list any hepatic dose adjustments. Orlynvah [package insert]. Its oral bioavailability is 40% when taken without food and increases to 64% when consumed with a high-fat meal.

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