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Nutrition labelling and Education Act of 1991 (NLEA

P.L. 101-535 (November 8, 1990) mandated for the first time that most foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration must be sold with nutrition labeling. The Act changed the list of nutrients that must appear on nutrition labels to focus on those of primary public health concern, adding saturated fat, cholesterol, total and subgroups of carbohydrates, and dietary fiber. Nutrition information was required on packaged and bulk foods, with few exceptions. A voluntary programme was established for produce and seafood. Although NLEA did not directly affect the labelling of meat and poultry which is under the jurisdiction of USDA, comparable changes were made in the USDA labelling programme for meat and poultry products in order to provide consistent nutrition labelling information on all food products for consumers.

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