January 29, 2024

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. [...] 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 Heart Association American Public Health Association Ann & Robert H. [...] Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Administrators Association of State Public Health Nutritionists Balanced ChangeLab Solutions Center for Science in the Public Interest Community Food Advocates Consumer Federation of America Consumer Reports Corporate Accountability Food & Water Watch Hattie Mae & Pals Foundation Healthy Food America Interfaith Public Hea. [...] Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners National Association of School Nurses National Center for Health Research Public Health Advocacy Institute Redstone Global Center for Prevention & Wellness Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health Society for Behavioral Medicine Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior 1 Global Food Research Program. [...] 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.