For more than a century, the U.S. government has tried to bring more transparency to food labels. It started in 1906, when the Pure Food and Drug Act cracked down on mislabeled ingredients and false ...

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to propose a change to prepackaged food sold in America: a requirement that the front of the packages display key nutrient information in addition to the ...

With rising rates of obesity in the U.S. and increasing attention being paid to the health harms of processed foods, it’s clear that far more could be done to help consumers make healthy food choices.

Food manufacturers must meet new criteria to put "healthy" on a food product. The new rule goes into effect Feb. 25, 2025, with a compliance date in 2028. A new label on the front of food packages is ...

What leads people to make better food choices? Is it price, availability, health attributes of the food or something else? This is the million-dollar question. The most common statement I hear from my ...

The way you see nutrition labels on food packaging is about to change. By 2025, new front-of-package labels will start appearing on grocery store shelves, and by January 2026, they'll be mandatory.

The proposed "Nutrition info box" would show customers whether products have low, medium or high levels of saturated fat, ...

Health Canada's new front-of-package nutrition warning labels are beginning to appear on store shelves six months ahead of the food industry's deadline. First announced in 2022, the black-and-white ...

The FDA last overhauled its Nutrition Facts label in 2016. Now, a decade later, new food and beverage label changes are expected to roll out. What’s on your label? It may be changing soon. The Food ...

The IOM committee recommends a point system based on levels of saturated and trans fats and sugars that can be clearly displayed on foods The Institute of Medicine (IOM) just released its second ...