<P> The label was mandated for most food products under the provisions of the 1990 Nutrition Labeling and Education Act ( NLEA ) , per the recommendations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration . It was one of several controversial actions taken during the tenure of FDA Commissioner Dr. David Kessler . The law required food companies to begin using the new food label on packaged foods beginning May 8 , 1994 . ( Meat and poultry products were not covered by NLEA , though the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed similar regulations for voluntary labeling of raw meat and poultry . ) Foods labeled before that day could use the old label . This appeared on all products in 1995 . The old label was titled `` Nutrition Information Per Serving '' or simply , `` Nutrition Information '' . </P>
<P> The label was mandated for most food products under the provisions of the 1990 Nutrition Labeling and Education Act ( NLEA ) , per the recommendations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration . It was one of several controversial actions taken during the tenure of FDA Commissioner Dr. David Kessler . The law required food companies to begin using the new food label on packaged foods beginning May 8 , 1994 . ( Meat and poultry products were not covered by NLEA , though the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed similar regulations for voluntary labeling of raw meat and poultry . ) Foods labeled before that day could use the old label . This appeared on all products in 1995 . The old label was titled `` Nutrition Information Per Serving '' or simply , `` Nutrition Information '' . </P>
when did they start putting nutrition labels on food
when did they start putting nutrition labels on food
May 8 , 1994
May 8 , 1994