December 14, 2023

December 14, 2023 Dear Member of Congress, We, the undersigned groups, write to convey our strong endorsement of the Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth, and Helpfulness (TRUTH) in Labeling Act (S.3512/H. [...] Dozens of other countries,1 including Canada and Mexico, already have policies requiring simple front-of-package nutrition labels that identify foods containing excess sodium, saturated fat, and sugar.2,3 Studies show these types of policies have been effective at spurring healthier choices by consumers4 and healthier products from food companies.5 There is a high level of support for simple, fron. [...] Support was high among Democrats (83%), Republicans (68%), and Independents (73%).6 Now is a critical time to support bold action to improve the American diet, as poor diet is a leading cause of preventable disease in the U. [...] S., contributing to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans each year.7 Please support the health of our nation by supporting the TRUTH in Labeling Act! Sincerely, Advocates for Children's Diets American Public Health Association Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Administrators Association of State Public Health Nutritionists Balanced ChangeLab Solutions Center for Science in the Pu. [...] Changes in the amount of nutrient of packaged foods and beverages after the initial implementation of the Chilean Law of Food Labelling and Advertising: A nonexperimental prospective study.