FDA’s proposal to mandate front-of-pack nutrition labeling that quantifies and qualifies the percent daily value of saturated fat, sodium and added sugar to help consumers more easily make informed ...

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 ...

Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed food companies use new, front-of-package labels highlighting the levels of fat, salt and added sugar in their products. In issuing ...

Americans are more likely to choose the healthiest food when calories and dietary fiber are included along with nutrients-to-limit on the front of the package and when interpretive language – but not ...

“As consumers shop for healthier food, they encounter confusion and frustration,” former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan remarked in 1990. Dr. Sullivan was lamenting the ...

July 18 (Reuters) - If a company makes false claims about its products on the front of its packages, can it successfully defend itself by pointing to the small print on the back label? The 9th U.S.

Displaying calorie and fiber information in front-of-packaging nutrition labeling is an effective way of helping consumers pick the most healthful food options, according to a report on new research ...

After 20 years of hemming, hawing, and “evaluating the science,” the FDA is finally muscling its way onto the most coveted real estate in the grocery store —your food’s front-of-package (FOP). The ...

In a newly published Concise Clinical Guidance, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) endorsed front-of-package nutritional labeling, an approach already used in 44 countries designed to steer ...