The United States Food and Drug Administration have brought changes to packaged food labels to help the consumers have a clearer understanding of nutritional information.
Michelle Obama introduced the new FDA Nutritional Facts label in May this year.
"I am thrilled that the FDA has finalized a new and improved Nutrition Facts label that will be on food products nationwide," the First Lady said.
"This is going to make a real difference in providing families across the country the information they need to make healthy choices."
Most of manufacturers are advised to use the new label by July 26, 2018.
"For more than 20 years, Americans have relied on the Nutrition Facts label as a leading source of information regarding calories, fat and other nutrients to help them understand more about the foods they eat in a day," said FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D.
"The updated label makes improvements to this valuable resource so consumers can make more informed food choices – one of the most important steps a person can take to reduce the risk of heart disease and obesity."
For the first time, food manufactures are suggested to list added sugars in the label. This step is imperative as sugar is one of the unhealthiest substances mixed in packaged food.
According to research, the old Nutrition Facts label is less effective than the new label which took three years to design.
"There are a lot of things any good designer would be able to say, 'why [didn't] we do this or that?'" says Kevin Grady, who led the project as an independent contractor.
"The way I see it is that it's all part of an evolution. I wouldn't expect this to stay the same for the next 20 years like the last one."
With the obesity crisis in the US worsening, the FDA decided to have more information on calories in the new labels.