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Introduced January 15, 2026 by W. Greg Steube · Last progress January 15, 2026
The bill strengthens nutrition-label accuracy and consumer transparency—benefiting people who rely on precise nutrient information—while imposing modest compliance costs on manufacturers and creating a short-term resource strain for regulators.
Consumers with diet-sensitive conditions (e.g., diabetes, heart disease, food allergies) get more accurate nutrition information because foods whose composite nutrient values exceed declared amounts by >5% are treated as misbranded.
Greater transparency and trust in food labeling helps people manage diets and allergies with more reliable information.
Food manufacturers may face higher compliance and testing costs to meet the tighter misbranding threshold, which could modestly raise retail food prices.
A 60-day deadline for FDA action could strain agency resources, potentially delaying other rulemaking, inspections, or enforcement activities at the state and federal level.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to treat a food as misbranded when the measured nutrient content of a composite exceeds the declared value on the label by more than 5 percent for nutrients that are already required to be listed. Directs the FDA to update the Nutrition Facts label regulation (as of Jan 1, 2026) to reflect the change within 60 days of enactment. One short section only establishes a non‑operative short title and contains no other requirements.