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Package foods will now be presented to the public a new Nutrition Facts label as prescribed by the Food and Drug Administration in order give consumers a more detailed account of the calorie intakes. 

According to The New York Times, the packaging makeover will have focal points of the modified Nutrition Facts Label that has: a refreshed design as the type size for "Calories," "servings per container," and the "serving size" announcement, as well as the reflection of updated information about the "added sugars," in grams and other nutrition science in the label, also the modernized serving sizes and labeling requirements for certain package sizes by law - as serving sizes is built on the amounts of foods and beverages that one actually consumes and not what one should be eating.

Marion Nestle, a professor in the department of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University said. This has to be scored as a huge win. The F.D.A.'s final rules confirm what the agency proposed originally on the most important elements. The big ones - calories, added sugars - survived."

Such a consuming variation will acquaint consumers who still may find it confusing on how to make the most of the nutritional facts label in order to make a much healthier choice for their body.

Nutrition expert Dr. David Katz, founding director of Yale University's Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center and founder of the True Health Initiative was quoted in ABC News congratulating the government for the recent edict.

"Overall, these changes are timely and represent an update that is in accord with the evolving understanding of nutritional priorities," he said. "But most people don't know how to put that all together and make the decision 'Is this product a good choice - is there something else I should eat instead?"

The fulfillment dates for this FDA directive is that manufacturers will require the issuance of the new label by July 26, 2018. However, manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales will have an additional year to meet the terms.