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fruits, vegetables and fish. By May, 1993, at least 60 percent of supermarkets must have voluntarily labeled at least 90 percent of these products on the package or made nutrition information available at the point of purchase. Brochures, pamphlets, posters, signs and reference booklets are acceptable sources of nutrition information. If not enough stores comply, the labeling of these foods will become mandatory.

Standardized Foods

The government has a “standard” recipe for about 300 common foods. These foods, such as mayonnaise, catsup, ice cream, margarine and peanut butter must now have nutrition labeling and a full ingredient listing. These new requirements also allow manufacturers to produce “healthier” versions of some food products (ice cream with modified levels of fat and cholestrol) and still use the familiar name, instead of calling the produce “imitation” or another name.

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