US food labels will now display calories per serving and for entire product
India, Jan. 7 -- Change in accordance with new FDA rules, intended to make consumers aware
Labels on any food packet in the United States (US) have begun to display calories per serving, in addition to those for the entire product from January 1, 2020, in accordance with the order of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The food label on a packet will now have two columns under 'nutritional facts'. One will contain nutritional value per serving and the other will be for the total packet.
For instance, in a 50 gram biscuit packet, there are approximately 10 biscuits. Prior to the new rule, the nutritional value would have been calculated only for 50 grams.
But now, under the dual labelling system, the nutritional value per serving w...
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