Bloomberg Law featured Jessica O’Connell’s commentary in a story covering The Dietary Guidelines for Americans for 2025 through 2030, issued by the U.S. Health and Human Services and Agriculture departments.
One of the first proposed rules that might reflect the new guidelines is a Food and Drug Administration effort to require a new nutrition label on packaged foods summarizing the product’s level of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars.
“I think there’s a question of whether any changes would be needed to what they’re seeking to require on front-of-pack labeling to be consistent with these dietary guidelines,” said Jessica.
One question left open by the guidelines is whether its definition of “highly processed foods” as products containing ingredients including added sugars, refined carbohydrates, or chemical additives signal further FDA action to standardize a definition of ultra-processed foods, Jessica commented.
Jessica also addressed the impact of the Dietary Guidelines on food programs, which serve as the basis for how the government funds programs that feed tens of millions of people at schools, military bases, and veteran’s hospitals across the nation. She questioned whether this administration will make any moves to sync food stamps with the new guidelines in the coming year.
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