HHS and FDA announce new tools to help consumers use the Nutrition Facts label.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-15 November 2006-US FDA: HHS and FDA announce new tools to help consumers use the Nutrition Facts label(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14112006 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) in HHS's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the availability of two new learning tools to help consumers use the Nutrition Facts label to choose nutritious foods and achieve healthy weight management.

The tools are Make Your Calories Count, a Web-based learning program, and a new Nutrition Facts Label brochure. "The risk of many diseases and health conditions may be reduced through preventive actions and a culture of wellness deters or diminishes debilitating and...