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Industry One Step Closer to Nutrition Labels?

Dear Client: Earlier this week the USDA issued its 2010 Dietary Guidelines as it does every 5 years. It states: "One drink is defined as 12 fluid ounces of regular beer (5% alcohol), 5 fluid ounces of wine (12% alcohol), or 1.5 fluid ounces of 80 proof (40% alcohol) distilled spirits. One drink contains 0.6 fluid ounces of alcohol." The USDA Guidelines inserted the definition of a drink five years ago when it last issued its guidelines, which caused some

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