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 ...

On Tuesday, the US Food and Drug Administration proposed adding a box with simplified nutrition information to the front of packaged foods to aid consumers in making healthier choices. If the rule ...

Ms. Morgan is a food systems consultant. Mr. Bittman is a former Opinion columnist and a special adviser on food at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Whether you shop for food in ...

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 ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. A new government proposal to display ...

You’d be shocked at how many “healthy” foods in your cart are just sneaky marketing in disguise. Walking into a grocery store ...

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 ...

Generic brands, sometimes referred to as “private label” or “store brands,” are increasingly popular today as shoppers face rising food prices in grocery stores. Some consumers believe these brands to ...