Label Changes News Today

Elizabeth prann is live with more. were waiting on word from the white house. what can we expect. >> reporter: we expect to hear from the first lady like you said who will formally announcing label changes. it will however not happen overnight, could be some time, even years before we see the gradual change. there are about 700,000 products that need to be updated. some of the more significant examples well see are the calorie font size and accurate representation of the serving size as well as ...

Approval sort of thing. theyre supposed to be policing big pharma on our behalf. do you think that the fda is doing enough for consumers? >> no, its not doing enough for consumers, especially since it was created for the consumer. in terms of fda regulation, they have been given more authority by a congress to impose label changes when safety information becomes available after a drug is brought on to the market. previously, it was a voluntary action on the part of a drug company to update its l...

Coded according to a traffic light system. green if they are considered healthy, yellow or orange if e are considered border line and just plain red if considered unhealthy. english food makers say that since the label changes, sales of green and yellow light products have jumped. back in the states, the fda says it has no immediate plans to require new food labels but with cereal labels out in front, others may follow suit. how safe is the air youre breathing and what where is it coming from?...