The standard for nutrition labels appearing on most packaged foods was updated this week, in part to more accurately reflect nutrition information based on how much people really eat.
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the label was last changed in 1993, and “what and how much people eat and drink has changed,” the agency said.
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