aged in an amount that could reasonably be consumed in 
a single-eating occasion, which is an amount equal to the 
amount of food contained in the package’’ before ‘‘, or’’. 
(c) DISCLOSURE
OF INFORMATION RELATING
TO 
SUGAR ON NUTRITION FACT PANEL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 403(q)(1) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
343(q)(1)), as amended by subsection (a), is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘sug-
ars’’ and inserting ‘‘sugars (and, in the case of 
food other than a dietary supplement, total sug-
ars, and, of that, added sugars)’’; and 
(B) by inserting after clause (F) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(G) in the case of food other than a die-
tary supplement— 
‘‘(i) the percent of added sugars rec-
ommended for daily consumption that are 
provided by one serving of the product, 
based on a recommended daily consump-
tion of calories determined by the Sec-
retary to be appropriate for members of 
the general population; and 
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‘‘(ii) at the discretion of the Sec-
retary, the percent of added sugars rec-
ommended for daily consumption that are 
provided by one serving of the product— 
‘‘(I) for members of any sub-
population identified by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(II) based on a recommended 
daily consumption of calories deter-
mined by the Secretary to be appro-
priate for members of such subpopula-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 6. INGREDIENT LABELS. 
(a) GROUPING OF SUGARS, NON-CALORIC SWEET-
ENERS, AND SUGAR ALCOHOLS FOR ORDERING OF PRE-
DOMINANCE.—Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343), as amended by sec-
tions 2 and 4, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(bb) In case it is food other than a dietary supple-
ment and is fabricated from two or more ingredients, un-
less— 
‘‘(A) any sugars, non-caloric sweeteners, or 
sugar alcohols are each treated as a group in the list 
of ingredients on the label, including for purposes of 
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determining the order of predominance of ingredi-
ents; and 
‘‘(B) individual sugars, non-caloric sweeteners, 
and sugar alcohols are listed parenthetically within 
each such group in their order of predominance 
within the group.’’. 
(b) FORMAT OF INGREDIENT LABELS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall include requirements for the 
format of the information required under section 
403(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 343(i))— 
(A) for the purpose of improving the read-
ability of such information on the label of the 
food (other than a dietary supplement); and 
(B) that are, as determined by the Sec-
retary, necessary to assist consumers in main-
taining healthy dietary practices. 
(2) FORMAT REQUIREMENTS.—The format re-
quirements referred to in paragraph (1) shall include 
requirements for upper- and lower-case characters, 
serif and noncondensed font types, high-contrast be-
tween text and background, and bullet points be-
tween adjacent ingredients with appropriate exemp-
tions for small packages or other considerations. 
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SEC. 7. CAFFEINE CONTENT ON INFORMATION PANEL. 
Section 403(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(i)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and if the food purports’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, (3) if the food purports’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘, and (4) if the food is food 
other than a dietary supplement and contains at 
least 10 milligrams of caffeine from all sources per 
serving, a statement (with appropriate prominence 
near the statement of ingredients required by this 
paragraph) of the number of milligrams of caffeine 
contained in one serving of the food and the size of 
such serving’’ after ‘‘vegetable juice contained in the 
food’’. 
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by— 
(1) sections 3 through 7 shall take effect on the 
date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) section 2 shall take effect on the date that 
is 3 years after such date of enactment. 
(b) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—The Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall propose regula-
tions— 
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(A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, to implement the amend-
ments made by sections 3 through 7; and 
(B) not later than 2 years after such date 
of enactment, to implement the amendments 
made by section 2. 
(2) FINAL
REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall promulgate final 
regulations— 
(A) not later than 2 years after such date 
of enactment, to implement the amendments 
made by sections 3 through 7; and 
(B) not later than 3 years after such date 
of enactment to implement the amendments 
made by section 2. 
(3) DEADLINE.—If the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services does not issue a final regulation by 
the deadline specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
paragraph (2), the corresponding proposed regula-
tion under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
(1) shall become final on the respective deadline. 
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the terms ‘‘food’’ and ‘‘dietary supple-
ment’’ have the meanings given to such terms in section 
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201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 321). 
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