
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, July 31, 1990                   TAG: 9007310440
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: EVENING 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

NUTRITIONAL LABELING BILL PASSED BY HOUSE

Nutritional labeling on packaged food would be more prominent and easier to read under legislation receiving unanimous House approval.

The bill approved by voice vote Monday would require that specific information about nutritional value and number of calories be highlighted on food labels by larger type, bold type or contrasting color.

It also would require that any claims about the food be consistent with government definitions. For example, if a product claims to be low in salt, the manufacturer must be using the standards set by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Similar legislation is pending in the Senate.

-Associated Press

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