Controlling What You Eat

Controlling what Americans put in their mouths is proving a difficult challenge for government. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said her agency is stymied in writing food labeling regulations for restaurants and vending machines. The FDA issued a proposal in 2011, as required by the Affordable Care Act. But the rule has languished in the face of opposition from various groups. Hamburg told the Associated Press, FDA staff is working hard to sort out all of the objections from restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets and other types of food outlets. Hamburg's admission comes just as a court threw out a New York City law banning large servings of sugar sweetened beverages.