Cereal Makers Object To FDA’s New “Healthy” Label Rule

CBS News reports:

Some of the biggest makers of cereals, frozen and packaged food have submitted dozens of claims to the Food and Drug Administration objecting to new rules that would exclude food with high amounts of added sugar and salt from being labeled as “healthy” on packaging. Some manufacturers have even called the regulations unconstitutional, saying they violate companies’ First Amendment rights.

The FDA last fall moved to update its requirements around what foods can use the word “healthy” on packaging — the first change since the rule was implemented in the 1990s. The rule “automatically disqualifies entire categories of nutrient dense foods,” Kellogg’s wrote in a February 16 comment on the agency’s proposal. General Mills goes further, arguing that the FDA’s “overly restrictive” rule violates companies’ rights to free speech.

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General Mills and other packaged-food giants say the government’s push to tighten food labeling rules is unconstitutional. https://t.co/rjHi24bRl8

— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) February 28, 2023