PORTLAND, Ore. - A food industry group is voluntarily halting promotion of its nutrition labeling program after federal regulators said such systems may mislead consumers, officials with the group said yesterday.
Industry leaders launched the “Smart Choices’’ program in August to identify foods that meet certain nutritional standards and then highlight them for consumers with package labeling.
But the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that there are so many labeling programs with different criteria that they may mislead consumers about the health benefits of certain foods.
