1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency, Readability, Understandability, Truth, and Helpfulness in Labeling Act or the TRUTH in Labeling Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The average American consumes substantially more added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat than is recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5341 ), potentially increasing their risk for hypertension, type-2 diabetes, and heart disease. (2) A large body of experimental and real-world evidence has demonstrated that front-of-package labels that highlight high levels of added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat can significantly improve the nutritional quality of foods that consumers purchase or select. (3) Use of the nutrition facts label is lower among individuals with lower educational attainment and lower incomes, and robust research shows that front-of-package labels can be particularly beneficial for busy shoppers and for those with less nutrition literacy. (4) Front-of-package nutrition labeling gives consumers quick and easy access to key information about the healthfulness of foods and can support healthier choices. (5) Studies also show that front-of-package labeling can improve consumers’ understanding of the relative healthfulness of different foods. 3. Additional requirements for front-of-package labeling for foods (a) Interpretive nutrition information Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 343 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (z) (1) Except as provided in subparagraphs (3), (4), and (5) of paragraph (q), if it is food intended for human consumption and is offered for sale and otherwise required to bear nutrition labeling, unless its principal display panel bears interpretive nutrition information. (2) Final regulations regarding the interpretive nutrition information required under subparagraph (1) shall meet the following criteria: (A)