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FDA to make moves on nutrition policy in 2018
Story Date: 1/15/2018
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Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULTURE, 1/12/18
When Trump took office, few (no one?) predicted that his FDA would make nutrition policy a top priority. But indeed the agency on Thursday made its intentions official by releasing a policy roadmap for 2018.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told POLITICO in November that the agency was working on a "broader policy initiative" on nutrition, and the document unveiled by FDA Thursday sheds more light on those plans. It highlights for the first time that nutrition will be among FDA's top areas of focus this year.
Nutrition education campaign on the horizon: Several specific actions that are expected to be part of the larger "Nutrition Action Plan," including more guidance on menu labeling; information on Nutrition Facts labeling rules; and plans for a new public education campaign of both new labeling regulations.
Sodium still on the to-do list: FDA's work on sodium reduction - something that caused considerable controversy during the Obama administration - will continue to be part of the agency's work on nutrition. The document lists "advancing guidance on dietary sodium reduction" as an action it plans to take.
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