Pallone and Rosa DeLauro reintroduced the Food Labeling Modernization Act, which would update front-of-package food labeling requirements, require ingredient-list updates, and apply consumer-friendly labeling requirements.
Will reintroduce the Food Labeling Modernization Act to update front-of-package food labeling requirements, require ingredient-list updates, and apply consumer-friendly labeling requirements.
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The article reports that Democrats in Congress introduced the Food Labeling Modernization Act and quotes Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. describing the bill as a way to help consumers navigate opaque food labels; it also says the legislation would add front-of-package labels, clearer allergen marking, and tighter rules against misleading claims.
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FDA announced a proposed front-of-package 'Nutrition Info box' for most packaged foods, covering saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars with low/medium/high indicators. This advances one major element of the pledge, but it is an agency action rather than a congressional reintroduction of the bill itself.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.2901 as the Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2023, sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. [D-NJ-6] and introduced on 04/26/2023. The bill status is Introduced.
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Congress.gov actions for H.R.2901 show: 04/26/2023 Introduced in House; 04/26/2023 referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce; 04/28/2023 referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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The introduced H.R.2901 text includes Sec. 2, Additional requirements for front-of-package labeling for foods; Sec. 5, Format of ingredient list; and provisions requiring principal-display-panel nutrition information that is prominent, visually contrasting, and easily legible.
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Congress.gov lists H.R.5425 as the Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2018, sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. and introduced on 04/02/2018. The CRS summary says it required the front of food packages to bear a nutrition label under FDA regulations.
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FDA announced a proposed rule to require front-of-package nutrition labels for most packaged foods, giving consumers visible information about saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars in a simple Low/Med/High format.
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The promise was to reintroduce the Food Labeling Modernization Act, not necessarily to enact it. Evidence indicates that Democrats in Congress did introduce the bill in a later term and that Frank Pallone, Jr. was publicly tied to it, which is enough to satisfy the specific reintroduction commitment. The later FDA front-of-package proposal also aligns with the policy goals, but the key fulfillment is the bill’s reintroduction rather than the agency action.