Industry applauds House passage of Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act

Ahead of the May compliance date for retail establishments to adopt the Food and Drug Administration’s menu-labeling rule, the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 (CSNDA) has industry representatives cheering.

“This strong bipartisan effort demonstrates both Congress’ and food retailers’ interest in providing standardized nutrition information to customers without constant worries about fines and penalties for a slight error,” noted Jennifer Hatcher, chief public policy officer at Arlington, Va.-based Food Marketing Institute (FMI). “Food retailers go to great lengths to provide their customers with the nutritional information they desire, including employing dietitians in nearly 90 percent of supermarkets. This legislation gets rid of the ’gotcha state’ and allows food retailers to provide meaningful nutrition information to their customers without the fear of penalties of fines for simple errors.”

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