Nutrition labels give information about calories, serving sizes, and nutrients. Understanding what labels mean can help people choose foods and drinks to support a healthy weight and reduce the risk ...

Walking through a grocery store can feel straightforward, but much of what appears simple is carefully engineered. Packaging, ...

While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration first ruled to revise the nutrition fact labels on packaged food back in 2016, seeing the updated labels in the supermarket has been a gradual process – ...

Food packaging is built to reassure shoppers. Certain words sound meaningful but often describe far less than people assume. In the U.S., some labels are regulated, some are loosely guided, and others ...

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 ...

The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency. The most ...

Content warning: This article discusses eating disorders. Curious about your food? Just read the label! In the United States, most packaged foods and chain restaurant menu items need to display their ...

Find out how the change affects you. Proposed changes to the nutrition labels would be the FDA's first major change to the system in 20 years. Feb. 27, 2014— -- intro: When was the last time you ...

It could soon be harder to ignore the nutritional red flags on your favorite junk food. This week, the Food and Drug Administration unveiled a long-awaited proposal that would require food and drink ...