What’s really ‘healthy’? FDA’s new guidelines shake up food labels

Healthy foods are getting new labels thanks to new FDA guidelines - (Getty Images)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled new rules that redefine what foods can carry the “healthy” label, marking the first update to the term in over 30 years.

The revised guidelines, detailed in a 318-page rule, impose stricter limits on saturated fat, added sugars, and sodium while aligning with modern nutritional science.