Changes in consumer attitudes toward their health, the environment and food safety are spurring big changes in the food industry. On May 20, 2016, the FDA announced that the industry will be required to implement a new Nutrition Facts Panel for packaged foods to reflect new scientific information, including the links between diet and chronic diseases such as obesity and heart disease. The new label will make it easier for consumers to make more informed food choices. The deadline for compliance is July 26, 2018 – just more than a year away – by which time almost all packaged foods will be required to sport the updated Nutrition Facts Panel on their packaging.1
Companies that start now have time to consider more comprehensive packaging upgrades and leverage the required remodel to implement greater innovation that speaks to consumers’ growing desire for product transparency and engagement.