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Elizabeth prann is live with more. we're 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 we'll see are the calorie font size and accurate representation of the serving size as well as added sugars and certain vitamin content. you will be able to see the number of calories pretty cl...

Approval sort of thing. they're supposed to be policing big pharma on our behalf. do you think that the fda is doing enough for consumers? >> no, it's 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 label. but with nuvaring, since 2007, congress gave the fda the authority to unilaterally impose a ...

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 you're breathing and what where is it coming from? sanjay has a special this saturday night at 8:00 eastern. >> a small new york town at the center o...