WLF, GMA: 'Added Sugar' Req For Nutrition Labels Violates First Amendment

Free speech advocates and some industry stakeholders said FDA's proposal to include added sugar on nutrition and supplement facts labels violates the First Amendment because the agency has not shown that requiring the additional information would be helpful to consumers. By contrast, Democratic lawmakers and consumer advocates are pressing FDA to take the proposed requirement further and assert that a daily percent value for sugars is needed. The agency is proposing to add a required declaration of "added sugars" on...