This act mandated that, with a few exceptions, all packaged foods needed nutrition labels — thus creating the black-and-white labels we see on packaged foods today.
So the FDA finally came up with the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) in 1993. This act mandated that, with a few exceptions, all packaged foods needed nutrition labels — thus creating the black-and-white labels we see on packaged foods today.