Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling | FDA

The FDA works to help empower consumers to build nutritious diets that support health and wellness. The U.S. faces an ever-growing epidemic of preventable diet-related chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. Improving nutrition offers one of the greatest opportunities for reducing these and other chronic illnesses and premature death. The FDA helps to support nutritious eating patterns in part by providing information so that consumers can identify healthier food choices.

Proposed Rule

The FDA is proposing to require a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label on most packaged foods to provide accessible, at-a-glance information to help consumers quickly and easily identify how foods can be part of a healthy diet. The FDA’s proposed FOP nutrition label, referred to as the Nutrition Info box, would complement the Nutrition Facts label that is required on most food packages. Displaying simplified, at-a-glance, nutrition information that details and interprets the saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar content of a food as “Low,” “Med,” or “High” on the front of food packages would provide consumers with an accessible description of the numerical information found in the Nutrition Facts label. Current federal dietary recommendations advise U.S. consumers to limit these three nutrients to achieve a nutrient-dense diet within calorie limits.  

While calories would not be included in the Nutrition Info box, a manufacturer could voluntarily declare calories on the front of the food package, per existing FDA regulations.
The Nutrition Info box could also help consumers compare similar foods and identify foods that have healthier nutrient profiles based on the information included in the box. For example, when comparing yogurt, the Nutrition Info box could help them identify a yogurt that is lower in added sugars.   

Use of FOP nutrition labeling has increased dramatically around the world in recent years. FOP nutrition labeling in the U.S. has the potential to be a landmark policy and as iconic as the Nutrition Facts label. 

See additional Nutrition Info box examples, including those listing calories near the box.

Submit Comments

Comments on the proposed rule can be submitted electronically on by May 16, 2025.

Written comments can be submitted to: 
Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305)
Food and Drug Administration
5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061
Rockville, MD 20852
All written comments should be identified with the docket number FDA-2024-N-2910 and with the title “Food Labeling: Front-of-Package Nutrition Information.”

Consumer Research and Engagement with Interested Parties 

Prior to issuing a proposed rule on an FOP labeling scheme for public comment, FDA undertook a number of steps to conduct research and engage the public on FOP nutrition labeling.

On November 16, 2023, the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA hosted a public meeting on front-of-package labeling, and the FDA provided an overview of the initiative.

The proposed Nutrition Info box is informed by a substantial body of research conducted by the FDA, including a scientific literature review, consumer focus groups, and a peer-reviewed experimental study. In 2023, the FDA conducted an experimental study of nearly 10,000 U.S. adults to further explore consumer responses to three different types of FOP labels. The purpose of the experimental study was to identify which FOP schemes enabled participants to make quicker and more accurate assessments of the healthfulness of a product based on the levels of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars displayed. The experimental study showed that the black and white Nutrition Info scheme with the percent Daily Value performed best in helping consumers identify healthier food options.

Below are links to data collections and reports associated with the FOP consumer research. 

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