NUTRITION
NUTRITIONAL ISSUES
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Detailed explanation-1: -T or F: The first law requiring food labels to contain nutrition information was passed in 2000. False; In 1990, the United States Congress passed the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, which specifies labeling information.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Nutrition Facts label on packaged foods was updated in 2016 to reflect updated scientific information, including information about the link between diet and chronic diseases, such as obesity and heart disease. The updated label makes it easier for consumers to make better informed food choices.
Detailed explanation-3: -Burkey Belser, who designed the original nutrition facts label, on the new proposals. Burkey Belser is the Steve Jobs of information design. The 66-year-old American graphic designer is the visionary behind what may be the most frequently reproduced graphic in the world: the nutrition facts label.