Responding to pressure from federal regulators, a major food manufacturers organization said Wednesday that it would develop a labeling system for the front of food packages that would highlight the nutritional content of foods, including things like calories, unhealthy fats and sodium that many consumers want to limit.
The group, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, said the labeling system would be introduced early next year.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association represents more than 300 large food, beverage and consumer product companies. It will work on the labeling system with the Food Marketing Institute, a trade group of major food retailers.
The Food and Drug Administration is moving to develop guidelines for the information on the front of packages.
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