The Trump administration announced yesterday that it will delay a rule requiring changes to nutritional labels on processed foods. The reason for pushing back the July 26, 2018 compliance date: the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says manufacturers need more time to enact the changes.
The rule enacted under former President Obama and aimed at improving Americans' diet, reducing the obesity rate and preventing disease requires that labels emphasize the calorie count, include “added sugars” and show new serving sizes that represent the amount of food people actually eat.