,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dgbe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bc1 #bjbe,ms4 ,schakowsky 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,thanedar1 and ,mr4 ,carson7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,transparency1 ,readability1 ,understandability1 ,truth1 and ,helpfulness in ,labeling ,act or the ,,truth in ,labeling ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the average ,american consumes substantially more added sugars1 sodium1 and saturated fat than is recommended by the ,dietary ,guidelines for ,americans published under section #cja of the ,national ,nutrition ,monitoring and ,related ,research ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ecda71 potentially increasing their risk for hypertension1 type-#b diabetes1 and heart disease4 7#b7 ,a large body of experimental and real-world evidence has demonstrated that front-of-package labels that highlight high levels of added sugars1 sodium1 and saturated fat can significantly improve the nutritional quality of foods that consumers purchase or select4 7#c7 ,use of the nutrition facts label is lower among individuals with lower educational attainment and lower incomes1 and robust research shows that front-of-package labels can be particularly beneficial for busy shoppers and for those with less nutrition literacy4 7#d7 ,front-of-package nutrition labeling gives consumers quick and easy access to key information about the healthfulness of foods and can support healthier choices for consumers and their families4 7#e7 ,studies also show that front-of-package labeling can improve consumers' understanding of the relative healthfulness of different foods4 7#f7 ,public health organizations advise that children should not consume non-nutritive sweeteners4 ,real-world evidence has demonstrated that front-of-package labeling policies that highlight high levels of sugar1 sodium1 and saturated fat1 but that do not disclose the presence of non-nutritive sweeteners1 are associated with the food industry reformulating products to have lower levels of sugar1 sodium1 and saturated fat1 but increased levels of non-nutritive sweeteners4 7#g7 ,real-world evidence has demonstrated that front-of-package label policies that highlight high levels of sugar1 sodium1 and saturated fat1 and disclose the presence of non-nutritive sweeteners 7with an advisory that children should avoid them71 are associated with the food industry reducing the amount of sugar1 sodium1 saturated fat1 and non-nutritive sweeteners in their products4 #c4 ,requirements for front-of-package labeling for foods 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary7 shall finalize the proposed rule entitled ,food ,labeling3 ,front-of-,package ,nutrition ,information 7#ij ,fed4 ,reg4 #edbf 7,january #af1 #bjbe774 7b7 ,requirements 7#a7 ,in general ,the final rule required by subsection 7a7 shall require a food 7as defined in section #bja7;f7 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba7;f777 intended for human consumption and offered for sale to bear nutrition labeling that includes the following3 7,a7 ,a label on the principal display panel that details and identifies high amounts of added sugars1 sodium1 or saturated fat1 as applicable4 ,such principal display panel shall include a separate label for each such nutrient1 as applicable4 ,such labels shall designate high amounts of added sugars1 sodium1 or saturated fat based on ,daily ,values for adults1 children ages #a to #c years1 and infants through age #ab months1 as applicable4 ,such labels shall include the words ,high in and a conspicuous exclamation point icon4 7,b7 ,if applicable1 a statement on the principle display panel that declares that the food contains non-nutritive sweeteners1 with a factual statement that non-nutritive sweeteners are not recommended for children4 ,such statement shall appear adjacent to the one or more ,high in labels described in subparagraph 7,a71 if applicable4 7#b7 ,application to foods for children ,notwithstanding section #aja4i7;j77#e7 of title #ba1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act71 the labeling requirements described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall apply to foods1 other than infant formula1 that are represented or purported to be specifically for infants through #ab months of age and children #a through #d years of age4 7c7 ,daily ,reference ,values and percent ,daily ,values 7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying out subsections 7a7 and 7b71 the ,secretary shall establish ,daily ,reference ,values and percent ,daily ,values for added sugars1 sodium1 and saturated fat for infants through #ab months of age and update the ,daily ,reference ,values and percent ,daily ,values for added sugars1 sodium1 and saturated fat for children #a to #c years in alignment with the recommendations in the #bjbj-bjbe ,dietary ,guidelines for ,americans published by the ,secretary and the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7#b7 ,no delay in finalizing rule 7,a7 ,in general ,if the ,secretary determines that establishing ,daily ,reference ,values and percent ,daily ,values as described in paragraph 7#a7 for inclusion in the final rule required by subsection 7a7 would prevent the issuance of such final rule by the deadline described in such subsection1 the ,secretary shall issue such final rule before establishing such ,daily ,reference ,values and percent ,daily ,values4 7,b7 ,revisions ,if the ,secretary finalizes the rule as required by subsection 7a7 before establishing ,daily ,reference ,values and percent ,daily ,values1 as described in subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary1 as soon as practicable after establishing such ,daily ,reference ,values and percent ,daily ,values1 shall revise such final rule to include such ,daily ,reference ,values and percent ,daily ,values4 7d7 ,limitation ,nothing in this section or in the final rule required by subsection 7a7 shall prevent the ,secretary from revising paragraph 7#d7 of section #aja4fa7;b7 of title #ba1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to update the limit for the low sodium nutrient content claim to #aae milligrams per reference amount customarily consumed or paragraph 7#e7 of such section to update the limit for the low sodium nutrient content claim to #aae milligrams per #ajj grams1 to align with current nutrition science4