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New school meal standards cut added sugars, sodium
April 24, 2024
“USDA has finalized its rule on school meal standards to include added sugar reductions that were proposed last year, but less severe cuts on sodium. The final rule includes cuts to added sugars that will start in fall 2025 and be fully implemented in 2027. As initially listed in the proposed standards, added sugars will be […]
Final WIC rule disappoints dairy, sugar groups
April 14, 2024
“Two dairy groups and the Sugar Association expressed disappointment when the US Department of Agriculture on April 9 issued its final rule on changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). The Sugar Association, Washington, cautioned that added sugars limited on individual products could reduce access to nutrient-dense foods associated with […]
USDA finalizes modern WIC program, secures additional $1bn in funding
April 10, 2024
“A wider range of packaged foods, including canned fish, canned beans and some plant-based dairy, could qualify for reimbursement under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) following an update by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), announced this week. Sugar Association argues that added sugar limit […]
These two Kitchen Staples are the Secret Ingredients to Keeping Your Oven Clean
March 10, 2024
“Many people shy away from using their oven’s self-cleaning feature since it gets so incredibly hot, and reports of those cycles damaging plenty of ovens litter the internet. By mixing 8 fluid ounces of apple cider vinegar with 1 fluid ounce of sugar, you can create a safe and effective oven cleaner. Wipe it on the […]
Bill would require artificial sweetener labeling
January 2, 2024
“Members of Congress have introduced the TRUTH in Labeling Act – short for Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth and Helpfulness – that would direct the Food and Drug Administration to develop new front-of-package labels for foods and beverages sold in the U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said the bill ensures foods have […]
FDA proposes restaurants voluntarily disclose added sugars content
December 13, 2023
“The Food and Drug Administration is encouraging restaurants to voluntarily include added sugars in the nutritional information on menus. In draft guidance issued Wednesday, the agency said when it finalized the menu labeling rule in 2014, the additional written nutrition information was aligned with the nutrition information required in the Nutrition Facts Label. In 2016, FDA […]
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