Source: Michael Fielding, MEATINGPLACE, 10/21/11


Under new, stricter recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), food companies would be allowed to include just four items on front-of-package labeling. The four — calories, saturated and trans fats, sodium and sugars — reflect the growing trend among consumers over healthier processed foods.

The report, released Thursday and sponsored by both the FDA and USDA, recommends a point system that uses check marks or stars to indicate how “healthy” the food is, with three stars being the healthiest.

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