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Democratic Leaders Introduce Legislation in the House and Senate to Modernize Food Labeling

Press Release

Date: Nov. 23, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Food Processing and Sales

Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) have introduced the Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2015, which seeks to minimize confusing and misleading information that consumers encounter on food packages.

TheFood Labeling Modernization Act (H.R. 4061) approaches food labeling reform in a comprehensive manner, addressing front-of-package labeling, misleading health claims, and requiring updates to the Nutrition Facts label and the ingredient list. FDA has proposed updating the Nutrition Facts label to require information about 'added sugars,' updated serving size requirements, and make calorie and serving size information more prominent. FDA also recently requested public comment on the use of 'natural' on food products.

"I proudly coauthored this common-sense bill that simply provides more readily-available information to American families. The Food Labeling Modernization Act will give food labeling requirements in our country an important and long-overdue overhaul of our food labels to provide consumers with clear, accurate, and fair information about products," said Congresswoman DeLauro.


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