FDA determines avocados can now be labeled 'healthy'

MISSION VIEJO – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed new guidance for the use of the nutrient content claim “healthy” on food labeling, and fresh avocados meet the criteria.

Long touted for the range of health and wellness benefits associated with them, avocados can finally bear the claim that sums it all up: avocados are healthy.

While 90 percent of consumers report that they purchase avocados based on the nutritional benefits they provide, 21 percent still say that the fat content in avocados is a barrier to purchase, despite the fact that the latest science demonstrates...