「很多號稱是全麥的麵包，其實只有很少真正含有小麥成分，這從營養事實標籤(Standardized Nutrition Facts labels)上的纖維素含量就可以看出來。」中美醫師協會總裁、亞洲糖尿病研究中心的創始人劉季高表示，聯邦食品藥物管理局(FDA)加強對營養事實標籤準確性的管理，並增加營養元素的標註，對大家的健康非常重要。
美國法律規定，食品製造商必需在產品包裝中貼上營養標準。FDA27日提議，改變營養標籤上的信息，將卡路里的標識變得更明顯，增加鉀(potassium)、維他命D、纖維素等營養元素含量的標註。這是20年來首次提案改變營養標籤上的內容。
FDA還提議改變標籤上食用單位(serving size)的要求，以更加精確地反應攝入養分的多少。往常在飲料的標籤上，往往以八盎司或一杯作為一個食用單位來標明熱量，現在，直接標明這一整瓶、或這一整包食物的熱量。另外，FDA還提議，移除脂肪卡路里(Calories from fat)這一項標籤，以總熱量取代。
小編評：這也是大新聞，怎麼沒啥人關注？！
連結：美食品標示 粗體字秀熱量
新案一大特點是接受營養專家多年呼籲，將現行規定標示總糖量，改為明列添加糖 (玉米糖漿、濃縮果汁、白糖、紅糖)的比例，使消費者知道一件產品裡 (水果、乳品)有多少糖是天然的，多少是廠商添加的。
小編評：這一點也很重要！！！
連結：美國FDA擬修訂食品營養標籤法規
據美國食品藥品管理局（FDA）消息，美國FDA計劃修訂食品營養標籤法規，以體現飲食與健康之間的聯繫，便於讓消費者做出更好的選擇。本次標籤修訂將更新過時的食用份量要求，並將標籤主要部分（如能量、使用份量）作以突出標示。
連結：FDA Proposes Updates to Nutrition Facts Label on Food Packages
Changes to the label being proposed include:
Requiring information about a food products’ “added sugars.” This proposed change is based on expert recommendations—including those from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans—that Americans should reduce their intake of calories from added sugar.
Updating reference amounts, which are used by manufacturers to determine serving sizes, so they reflect the amounts people currently eat and drink. Current data show that the consumption of certain food products has changed over the last 20 years.
Presenting calorie and nutrition information for the whole package, in addition to per serving, on certain products that contain more than one serving size but that could be consumed in one sitting or in multiple sittings.
Requiring the declaration of potassium and vitamin D on the label, if present, because some segments of the U.S. population are not consuming adequate amounts, which puts them at higher risk for chronic disease. Vitamin D is important for its role in bone health and potassium in beneficial in lowering blood pressure. Calcium and iron would continue to be required on the label if present, but listing vitamins A and C would now be voluntary.
Revising the daily values for a variety of nutrients such as calcium, dietary fiber and vitamin D. Daily values are used to calculate the Percent Daily Value on the label, which helps consumers understand the nutrition information in the context of a total daily diet.
Refreshing the format to emphasize certain elements, such as calories, serving sizes and Percent Daily Value, that are important in addressing current public health problems like obesity and heart disease.
The proposed updates reflect new dietary recommendations, consensus reports and national survey data, such as the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, nutrient intake recommendations from the Institute of Medicine, and intake data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The FDA also considered extensive input and comments from a wide range of stakeholders.
The proposed changes would affect all packaged foods except certain meat, poultry and processed egg products, which are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The FDA also is proposing some corresponding updates to the Supplement Facts label on dietary supplements, including proposed changes to the Daily Values and the units of measure.
小編評：幫大家找到法規來源了，看起來好複雜喔，請大家自己用谷哥翻譯看。
根據美國食品和藥物管理局（FDA）的近期宣布的新規定，該局建議市場上的食品標籤進行改變。「根據當局所建議的期限，在美國食品和藥物管理局宣布該新規定後，這項措施將在60天后自動生效。」馬來西亞外貿發展機構今日發文告指出，在這項新規定生效以後，在平衡消費者得到食品內容資訊的同時，廠商有兩年時間逐步更改現有的標籤模式。闡明卡路里含量該局表示，新的食品標籤合適將重點顯示有關食品可供多少人享用，以及突出其他重要訊息，如食品卡路里及食用份量。除了 文字說明要印刷得清晰以外，每個小包裝的卡路里含量也必須清楚闡明，同時也要列明每個人可以攝取的標準份量。「這麼做是為了教育民眾只能夠獲取最新的科學資訊，包括飲食與慢性疾病，如肥胖和心臟病的關聯。
小編評：又被提出了∼好久不見的新聞。