According to the article:
"The FDA has proposed a change to the definition of "healthy," and breakfast cereal brands, in particular, could suffer. ...
"Under the proposed definition," the FDA wrote, "more foods that are part of a healthy dietary pattern and recommended by the Dietary Guidelines would be eligible to use the claim on their labeling, including nuts and seeds, higher fat fish (such as salmon), certain oils and water."
However, as the FDA admits, the changes could also force some foods to drop their healthy claims — and one example the agency has tossed around multiple times is breakfast cereal, in large part due to the proposed definition's increased emphasis on added sugars."
Read the full source article: Your Favorite Cereal May No Longer Be 'Healthy' Under New FDA Guidance - Food and Wine
Additional Reading: FDA NEWS RELEASE - FDA Proposes Updated Definition of ‘Healthy’ Claim on Food Packages to Help Improve Diet, Reduce Chronic Disease - FDA.gov
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