WASHINGTON, DC – Bakers applaud the Trump Administration for signaling a more reasonable timeline for implementation of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Nutrition Facts Label rule.
“Allocating a more reasonable timeline will help bakers, especially small suppliers and bakers, meet the goal of providing consumers with the nutrition information needed to make healthy and informed decisions about their diets,” said ABA President and CEO Robb MacKie. “Most importantly, it will provide consumers with tools to reduce the confusion around food labels.”
Due to myriad labeling changes, bakers and other food manufacturers have been seeking a common-sense implementation timeframe to diffuse consumer confusion. Bakers, specifically, are still awaiting final guidance on both dietary fiber and new added sugars labeling requirements that are necessary to make the required changes.
“Bakers are eager to receive complete information and final guidance from FDA so that we are able to get started with nutrition labeling revisions to provide clear, concise information for American consumers,” added Lee Sanders, ABA Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Public Affairs.
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About the American Bakers Association:
The American Bakers Association (ABA) is the Washington D.C.-based voice of the wholesale baking industry. Since 1897, ABA has represented the interests of bakers before the U.S. Congress, federal agencies, and international regulatory authorities. ABA advocates on behalf of more than 1,000 baking facilities and baking company suppliers. ABA members produce bread, rolls, crackers, bagels, sweet goods, tortillas and many other wholesome, nutritious, baked products for America’s families. The baking industry generates more than $153 billion in economic activity annually and employs more than 799,500 highly skilled people.
Source: American Bakers Association
