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SURPRISES IN NEW DIETARY GUIDELINES
Surprises in New Dietary Guidelines
By Eric F. Greenberg, Attorney-at-law
Surprises in New Dietary Guidelines
In our last column (pwgo.to/9032), we described the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which have enormous influence on food labeling claims and package configurations each time a new edition appears. At the time, the new 2025-2030 DGA were expected at any moment, and we predicted what they’d look like. In early January, they finally appeared, so here’s the analysis of them as they actually look.