FDA updates the definition of ‘healthy’ foods

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FDA updates the definition of ‘healthy’ foods

The FDA has finalized new standards for what food companies can label as "healthy," requiring products to contain a certain amount of food from one or more food groups and limiting added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat.

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