FDA tests found that of the nutrients measured (fat, sodium, vitamins, etc.) 87% of the label statements were accurate. In fact, the accuracy rate for fat content was said to be 94%, just ahead of the 93% accuracy for calories.
Most food marketers use accurate data in the Nutrition Facts panels that began to appear on packages earlier this year. So reported Dr. David Kessler, FDA commissioner, in mid-December about a random sampling of 300 products taken off grocery store shelves.
FDA tests found that of the nutrients measured (fat, sodium, vitamins, etc.) 87% of the label statements were accurate. In fact, the accuracy rate for fat content was said to be 94%, just ahead of the 93% accuracy for calories.

