The Food and Drug Administration is redefining its antiquated criteria for what packaged food can be labeled as 'healthy,' allowing salmon, olive oil, nuts and seeds, and water to qualify.
The Food and Drug Administration is redefining its antiquated criteria for what packaged food can be labeled as"healthy," allowing salmon, olive oil, nuts and seeds, and water to qualify.
To meet the new definition, such edible items need to have a minimum"amount of food from at least one of the food groups or subgroups recommended" for consumption by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, according to the agency — and it could not contain too much saturated fat, sodium, or added sugars.
Plain, non-carbonated water and plain, carbonated water; nuts and seeds; higher-fat fish, including salmon; and certain oils would now qualify under the revised definition for the healthy label. Raw whole fruits and vegetables would also qualify. Meanwhile, white bread and some sweetened yogurts and cereals with too many added sugars would no longer meet the requirements.
For a cereal to claim the healthy label, it would need to contain three-fourth ounces of whole grains and"no more than 1 gram of saturated fat, 230 milligrams of sodium and 2.5 grams of added sugars," the agency said.The FDA said that the change was needed as federal dietary guidelines and nutrition science have evolved since the food packaging criteria were first established in 1994.
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