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Stick a Label on It: 2020 brings a new Nutrition Facts Label. What does it mean for sugar?

January 2020

Whether you’re one of the 80 percent of consumers who claim they at least sometimes use it, or the 20 percent that don’t, we are all familiar with the Nutrition Facts Label found on the back of foods and beverages. After nearly 25 years, the Food and Drug Administration decided it was time for an update to the label. Probably the most newsworthy update is the addition of “Added Sugars” to the label. In the past, there was just a “Sugars” line that covered added and intrinsic sugars combined.

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