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Publications Reports Examination of Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Phase 1 Report
Publications Reports Examination of Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Phase 1 Report
| Examination of Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols: Phase 1 Report |
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(Institute of Medicine, October 2010)
In recent years, food manufacturers have begun to include nutrition messages on their food packages, in addition to the Nutrition Facts panel required by the federal government. These messages, symbols, and icons are commonly referred to as front-of-package (FOP) labeling. In considering how FOP labeling should be used as a nutrition education tool, Congress directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to undertake a two-phase study with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on FOP nutrition rating systems and nutrition-related symbols. In the first phase of the study, IOM reviewed current systems and examined the strength and limitations of the nutrition criteria that underlie them. This report summarizes Phase I findings. Read the report.
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