date:Oct 18, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration aims to study whether fortification and labeling of certain snack foods could cause consumers to believe they could substitute these products for more nutritious foods to ensure a nutritionally sound diet. The agency wants to measure consumer responses to nutrient content claims on the labels of snack foods, such as cookies, carbonated beverages and candy, and has solicited comments on its research plan.
In comments submitted Monday, IDFA said the foods that the