i- FDA and its partners at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and USDA will host a virtual public meeting and listening sessions intended to develop “strategies to reduce added sugar consumption in the United States” from November 6-8th.
- The public meeting will be hosted on November 6th and will explore what actions are being taken by federal agencies, communities, and private industry to reduce consumption of added sugars. There will be two listening sessions (“food labeling and food industry perspectives” and “consumer education and community perspectives”) which will offer opportunity for feedback. Both sessions will be held on both November 7th and November 8th (but with the order reversed) to maximize opportunity for participation. The deadline to sign up for the listening sessions is October 20th.
- The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that calories from added sugars be limited to less than 10% of total calories per day (equivalent to 50 g of added sugar per day in a 2000 calorie diet), but as noted in the White House’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, most Americans consume more. We note that earlier this year, FDA received a petition to set added sugar reduction targets similar to those it has established for added sodium.
- Comments may be submitted to Docket ID: FDA-2023-N-3849 from November 6, 2023, until January 22, 2024.
Public Meeting on Strategies to Reduce Added Sugar Consumption Set for November
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
