The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that in March it will issue proposed updates to the rule governing how companies are allowed to use “healthy” as a term on food labels.

In comments submitted in April of 2017, IDFA told FDA that the term “healthy” could be used in many ways and urged the agency to set criteria for a healthy claim specifically for dairy foods, taking into account the full nutrient profile and dietary contributions of dairy.

IDFA asked that FDA not place a limit on total fat in specific nutrient criteria for all dairy foods, consider added sugars along with the full nutrient package they accompany and allow companies to use the “healthy” term in more general uses on labels.

Read IDFA's comments here.