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.
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 ...
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 and drink products like potato chips, cereals and sodas may soon get front-of-package labels that warn of high levels of added sugars, salt or saturated fats. The Food and Drug Administration has ...
Checking labels on meat packages can provide you with a surprising amount of information about the steak or chicken breast you’re about to buy. There’s calories, fat, and best-by date, of course, but ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When does that food actually expire? We’ll soon know. California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend signed Assembly Bill 660 into law, which standardizes food package labeling. It ...
A 16-year study on the effects of front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labels on food products suggests a correlation between the optional labels and the quality of nutrition within those foods, along ...
Food labels on packages confusing and incomplete, say experts. Oct. 13, 2010 -- Many of the processed foods we eat are "smart," "sensible" and "healthy," according to their package labels. But critics ...
Patrick Nycz is President of NewPoint, a full-service food and beverage marketing agency, and author of Moving Your Brand Up the Food Chain. The U.S. government is being pressured to mandate ...
The White House announced that the Food and Drug Administration will research and propose developing a standardized, front of package food labeling system. Advocates say that FOP labels significantly ...
In a move that could help shoppers make more informed choices, the nutrition fact labels seen on most processed foods must now also be on all packages of raw ground beef, turkey and chicken. Under a ...
When does that food actually expire? We’ll soon know. California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend signed Assembly Bill 660 into law, which standardizes food package labeling. It will have to read ...