連結：美抗肥新招！ 連鎖餐廳、販賣機食品須標熱量（2014/11/26）
美國政府為了讓國民「減肥」，最近對餐飲業者祭出新規，未來消費者在速食連鎖店點餐、在超市購買已調理的食物，甚至戲院吃一桶爆米花，都可事先知道會攝取到多少卡路里。
為了幫全民減肥，美國食品藥物管理局新規定，所有有20家以上分店的連鎖餐廳、超市，甚至電影院販售的熟食跟販賣機，前者在一年後，後者在兩年後，通通得標清楚熱量。
政府想要解決，當你隨手買東西吃時的疑惑，未來你買甜甜圈，可能要多想想了，因為一個甜甜圈就有270大卡。
美國新聞主播：「這讓人們能做出有經思考的決策，關鍵在有沒有提供足夠資訊。」上述種種只有一個目的，要讓人們在飽餐一頓前想清楚，您到底吃下什麼了
小編評：法規在這喔～Menu and Vending Machines Labeling Requirements～（補：上路時間延期）
連結：美國餐飲業與販賣機餐點熱量標示將上路（上下游報導）
美國食品藥物管理局（Food and Drug Administration,FDA）針對美國餐飲業公告，凡餐飲連鎖店、自動販賣機分店超過20家的業者，皆須實行於餐廳菜單上、菜單板以及自動販賣機上頭張貼各餐點熱量資訊，以供消費者瞭解資訊，該法規於2014年已發布，預計於2017年5月全面實施。
新法規上路將影響各大連鎖餐飲店，包含快餐店、麵包店、咖啡店、酒吧販售的酒精飲料，甚至電影院販賣的爆米花等店。FDA則說明，公開熱量資訊能讓消費者透過熱量資訊瞭解每日總攝取熱量標準，並透過點餐過程主動觀看熱量標示而自行安排餐點，如從大分量改為點選小分量餐點，或增加點選健康餐點。
小編評：這篇是上下游的報導，我節錄兩段，所以內容不太完整，想看完整資訊請自己點入連結觀看。
連結：Changes to the Nutrition Facts Label（美國FDA公告）
Highlights of the Final Nutrition Facts Label：
1. Features a Refreshed Design
- The “iconic” look of the label remains, but we are making important updates to ensure consumers have access to the information they need to make informed decisions about the foods they eat. These changes include increasing the type size for “Calories,” “servings per container,” and the “Serving size” declaration, and bolding the number of calories and the “Serving size” declaration to highlight this information.
- Manufacturers must declare the actual amount, in addition to percent Daily Value of vitamin D, calcium, iron and potassium. They can voluntarily declare the gram amount for other vitamins and minerals.
- The footnote is changing to better explain what percent Daily Value means. It will read: “*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.”
2. Reflects Updated Information about Nutrition Science
- “Added sugars,” in grams and as percent Daily Value, will be included on the label. Scientific data shows that it is difficult to meet nutrient needs while staying within calorie limits if you consume more than 10 percent of your total daily calories from added sugar, and this is consistent with the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
- The list of nutrients that are required or permitted to be declared is being updated. Vitamin D and potassium will be required on the label. Calcium and iron will continue to be required. Vitamins A and C will no longer be required but can be included on a voluntary basis.
- While continuing to require “Total Fat,” “Saturated Fat,” and “Trans Fat” on the label, “Calories from Fat” is being removed because research shows the type of fat is more important than the amount.
- Daily values for nutrients like sodium, dietary fiber and vitamin D are being updated based on newer scientific evidence from the Institute of Medicine and other reports such as the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report, which was used in developing the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Daily values are reference amounts of nutrients to consume or not to exceed and are used to calculate the percent Daily Value (% DV) that manufacturers include on the label. The %DV helps consumers understand the nutrition information in the context of a total daily diet.
3. Updates Serving Sizes and Labeling Requirements for Certain Package Sizes
- By law, serving sizes must be based on amounts of foods and beverages that people are actually eating, not what they should be eating. How much people eat and drink has changed since the previous serving size requirements were published in 1993. For example, the reference amount used to set a serving of ice cream was previously ½ cup but is changing to â…” cup. The reference amount used to set a serving of soda is changing from 8 ounces to 12 ounces.
- Package size affects what people eat. So for packages that are between one and two servings, such as a 20 ounce soda or a 15-ounce can of soup, the calories and other nutrients will be required to be labeled as one serving because people typically consume it in one sitting.
- For certain products that are larger than a single serving but that could be consumed in one sitting or multiple sittings, manufacturers will have to provide “dual column” labels to indicate the amount of calories and nutrients on both a “per serving” and “per package”/“per unit” basis. Examples would be a 24-ounce bottle of soda or a pint of ice cream. With dual-column labels available, people will be able to easily understand how many calories and nutrients they are getting if they eat or drink the entire package/unit at one time.
小編評：美國營養標示法規我一看就頭痛…因為有人叫我幫忙講這堂課 QQ
小編評：結果延到2018年五月啦～