Statement on proposed changes to FDA Nutrition Facts label

 

Statement on proposed changes to FDA Nutrition Facts labelAs a leader in sourcing, processing, distributing and marketing fruit products and healthy snacks throughout the world, Dole Packaged Foods is following the news about the recent proposed guidelines announced by Michelle Obama and the Food and Drug Administration.As a leader in sourcing, processing, distributing and marketing fruit products and healthy snacks throughout the world, Dole Packaged Foods is following the news about the recent proposed guidelines announced by Michelle Obama and the Food and Drug Administration.

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Dole Packaged Foods welcomes the changes that the FDA will be making to the “Nutrition Facts” panel on most packaged food products. The company believes that consumers should have all the information they need on the package to make informed choices.

Since 2010 Dole has packed its Dole® Fruit Bowls in 100% Juice with no sugar or artificial sweeteners added. Dole is the only company in the marketplace to do this.

Dole has eight delicious flavors to choose from:

  • Pineapple Tidbits
  • Diced Pears
  • Mandarin Oranges
  • Diced Apple
  • Tropical Fruit
  • Mixed Fruit
  • Diced Peaches
  • Cherry Mixed Fruit

Dole markets a full line of canned, jarred, cup, frozen and dried fruit products and is an innovator in new forms of packaging and processing fruit. DOLE® Fruit Bowls provide consumers with delicious single-serve fruit cups that contain 100% all natural fruit, with the guaranteed goodness associated with Dole.