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Indeed in recent years, the federal government, in recognizing that food companies' so-called "front of package" labeling is so out of control that it commissioned not one but two Institute of Medicine reports to make recommendations to fix the problem and un-confuse consumers.
Nutrition label formats fall into two general categories: the back of package or BOP labels and the front of package or FOP labels.
Monteiro and Cannon (56) discuss instances in Brazil where manufacturers introduce reformulated products that carry front of package claims advertised as healthier.
The figure shows simulated front of package labels for an average recipe and an average ready meal using a design based on FSA guidelines.
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Across the pond, Great Britain's health department is backing standardized front-of-package nutrition labels.
The Institute of Medicine says front-of-package nutrition labels should be simplified and standardized.
"We would hope it would become the front-of-package labeling standard in the United States".
Margaret Hamburg, the F.D.A. commissioner, has said she wants to improve front-of-package labels, but the agency is not expected to move quickly on the institute's recommendations.
— Julia Moskin Food Politics: Marion Nestle considers the new front-of-package voluntary labeling system in Great Britain, and how superior it is to American labeling.
It calls on the agencies to establish a uniform labeling system to replace the confusing proliferation of front-of-package labels greeting consumers on store shelves today.
The industry move was widely seen as an attempt to influence the F.D.A.'s continuing effort to establish voluntary guidelines for front-of-package labeling.
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