The Federal Regulation of Food Labeling

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SHOULD Kellogg advertise All-Bran cereal as helping to reduce the risk of cancer?1 Should federal requirements for labeling nutrients mandate the disclosure of the cholesterol, fatty acid, and fiber content on food packages? Do food-labeling regulations create incentives for manufacturers to develop and market new foods — for example, a product named "low-fat mayonnaise"? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) currently faces a broad range of food-labeling issues with direct relevance to the health of the American public.Regulating the Information on Food LabelsThe laws that govern the labeling of food were written 50 years ago, when there was . . .

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