Fda Considers New Food Labels

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WASHINGTON - Next month, General Mills Inc. and Kellogg Co. will begin emblazoning their breakfast cereals with symbols that summarize complex nutritional information - part of the growing use of logos to steer grocery shoppers toward more healthful choices.

The proliferation of such symbols is a worldwide phenomenon, with government regulators in Britain, Sweden and elsewhere establishing logo systems that concisely indicate how nutritious food products are. In the United States, however, corporations have been left to devise their own schemes. That's led to a patchwork of systems that some fear further confuses consumers.

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Fda Considers New Food Labels

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration took a first step toward clear...

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