The FDA hopes to help everyone develop healthier eating habits to reduce the risk of everything from Type 2 diabetes to cardiovascular disease. "Providing informative and accessible food labeling ...

What foods are 'healthy?' FDA issues new label criteria “It is time we make it easier for consumers to glance, grab and go,” said FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf. “We are fully committed ...

Ten countries already require such labels, and the National Academy of Medicine first recommended them in the U.S. more than 14 years ago. The FDA recently submitted a proposed front-of-package ...

The FDA has designed five different types of labeling, each presenting the same information but with different specifications based on the size of the packaging. Example of a “Nutrition Info ...

In Israel, there’s a red warning label on such food and drinks. And in Singapore, beverages display a letter grade based on how nutritious they are. Advocates have been asking the FDA for nearly ...

The last time the FDA issued an update on the "healthy" label was three decades ago, according to the agency. Under the new standards, the agency said foods such as "water, avocados, nuts and ...

Jan. 14 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration hopes "front-of-package" labeling will better improve the American population's health, the FDA announced. "Food should be a vehicle for ...