Clinton urges mandatory nutrition labels on packaged meats

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Clinton urges mandatory nutrition labels on packaged meats

 

Revised dietary guidelines also announced

 

May 27, 2000

Web posted at: 4:36 p.m. EDT (2036 GMT)

http://cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/05/27/clinton.radio/index.html

 

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Clinton proposed on Saturday that packages of meat

and poultry products be required to display nutrition labels, much like the

labels now mandated for processed foods.

 

Clinton announced the proposal during his weekly radio address. He also unveiled

the first revisions in federal dietary guidelines since 1995. The new guidelines

recommend exercise for the first time and stipulate how much sugar and alcohol

Americans should consume.

 

The proposed meat and poultry labels would help U.S. consumers determine the how

much fat, cholesterol and other nutrients the meats contain. Meats that are

ground or chopped would also require labeling.

 

More: http://cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/05/27/clinton.radio/index.html

 

 

 

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