Uh-oh, surely not another industry-sponsored front-of-pack nutrition label! Food industry engagement is welcome, but let’s take it slowly – no one benefits until we figure out a system that works. The ...
The Food and Drug Administration has advanced a long-awaited proposal on front-of-package nutrition labels, signaling a push by the Biden administration to release the proposal ahead of Inauguration ...
The Biden administration released an 11th-hour proposal Tuesday to require labels on the front of food and drink packages, an effort aimed at helping Americans make healthier choices and more easily ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Front-of-pack labeling systems would be most useful to consumers if they focused on calories, saturated fat, trans fat and sodium, according to initial findings of an Institute of Medicine (IOM) ...
This story was originally published on Packaging Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Packaging Dive newsletter. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday ...
The introduction of front-of-pack nutrition labels in the UK has encouraged consumers to choose healthier food, the country’s grocers insisted today (19 November). Speaking at the Food Matters Live ...
OTTAWA, ONT. — The Canadian government is seeking feedback on regulations for a front-of-package nutrition symbol that would alert consumers to foods that are high in sodium, sugars or saturated fat.
Consumers are significantly more likely to buy foods that carry front-of-pack nutrition labels irrespective of their nutritional value, according to a study published in Public Health Nutrition. The ...