Foodmakers to Put Uniform Nutrition Symbols on Package Fronts

U.S. food and beverage companies will start putting uniform nutrition symbols on package fronts as part of an industry push to combat obesity, two trade groups said.

The labels will include calorie counts and the amount of saturated fat, sodium and sugars for each serving, the Food Marketing Institute and the Grocery Manufacturers Association said today in an e-mailed statement. Consumers will start to see the symbols, called “nutrition keys,” in the next few months, the groups said.