New FDA rule could require nutrition information to be on front of packaged foods

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday a proposal to require most food products to display nutrition information on the front of the package.

The front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label — or the “Nutrition Info box”— would include information on three key nutrients: saturated fat, sodium and added sugar content.

The FOP label would indicate whether the food product contained “Low,” “Med” or “High” levels of each nutrient and would include the percent daily value of each nutrient.