FPA said more research and evaluation are needed on the influence of food labels on consumer behavior and on how to revise Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed (RACC) per eating occasion. The association said, in essence, that a one-size-fits-all approach is inappropriate. In addition, it said numerous, incremental changes to the nutrition label are not in consumers’ best interest and are unacceptable to the food industry.
In its comments, the Grocery Manufacturers of America said it supports FDA’s interest in giving more prominence to calories but said any new regulations should be confined to the nutrition fact panel (NFP). GMA also said it supports changes to the NFP to help consumers’ understanding of serving sizes, if research shows the changes would achieve that goal. It said serving sizes should be based on federal nutrition policy, rather than the larger amounts people now consume. GMA offers suggestions on how graphics changes could make it easier for consumers to understand both calories and serving sizes.
