Tollefson L
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Washington, DC 20204.
Mil Med. 1994 Mar;159(3):213-7.
Food and drug law requires that the ingredients in most foods be disclosed on their labels, but until recently there was no requirement that nutrition information be provided. The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (NLEA), passed on November 8, 1990, mandated the Food and Drug Administration to establish regulations requiring most foods to have a uniform nutrition label showing the amount of calories, calories from fat, total fat, saturated fatty acids, cholesterol, total carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, sugars, fiber, protein, and sodium. The Act also establishes the circumstances under which content claims and disease claims may be made about nutrients in food. This paper briefly discusses recent changes in the food label brought about by the NLEA and focuses on health claims on food labels.
食品药品法要求大多数食品的成分需在标签上披露，但直到最近才要求提供营养信息。1990年11月8日通过的《1990年营养标签与教育法》（NLEA）授权食品药品管理局制定法规，要求大多数食品带有统一的营养标签，标明卡路里含量、来自脂肪的卡路里、总脂肪、饱和脂肪酸、胆固醇、总碳水化合物、复合碳水化合物、糖、纤维、蛋白质和钠的含量。该法案还规定了在何种情况下可以对食品中的营养素进行含量声明和疾病声明。本文简要讨论了NLEA带来的食品标签近期变化，并重点关注食品标签上的健康声明。
