The proposed nutrition label provides information on saturated fat, sodium and added sugars content in a simple format. "The science on saturated fat, sodium and added sugars is clear. Nearly everyone ...
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.
WASHINGTON -- The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing that nutrition information be placed on the front of packaged foods to provide at-a-glance information about saturated fat, sodium and ...
Even in supermarkets with the most kaleidoscopic array of items — dozens of cereals, a wall of jams in glass jars, a parade of soup cans — there’s relatively little variation in how those foods are ...
The most shocking change in food labeling requirements comes from the FDA's decision to completely ban Red Dye No. 3 from food products, marking a monumental shift in food safety regulations. This ...
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 ...
Food labels should tell us exactly what we’re eating – seems simple enough, right? Yet the reality of food labeling laws creates heated debates among consumers, manufacturers, and policymakers. From ...
The “Make America Healthy Again” agenda has catapulted nutrition issues to the forefront of conversations about Americans’ health. The policy proposals range from getting junk foods out of schools to ...