Beginning in 2012, dozens of popular cuts of raw meat will have "nutrition facts" labels listing total calories, calories from fat, total grams of fat and grams of saturated fat. "It's kind of a mystery now" what's in there, says a USC professor of preventive medicine.
Health-conscious grocery shoppers can easily find the fat and calorie content of whole-grain pasta, cage-free eggs, organic tomato sauce and Greek yogurt. But when it comes to chicken breasts, sirloin steaks or pork chops, the only information that's sure to be on the package is the price.
"It's kind of a mystery now what's in raw meats," says Jaimie Davis, a dietician and professor of preventive medicine at USC's Keck School of Medicine. Nutrition experts say the requirement may not do much to alter most Americans' eating habits, but "the labels will be most useful for people who are already label-conscious or trying to change their diet," Davis says.
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