“We’ve got to do the same.” Food companies are pushing against the addition of labels to the fronts of packaged foods and dispute the FDA’s argument that doing so can affect Americans ...

Nutrition labels on your favorite grocery items may soon sport a new look. The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal Tuesday that would require food and drink manufacturers to ...

The FDA is trying to find out why food companies use the labels they do. Food waste and food safety experts share what these labels mean and how to reduce food waste while making sure food is fresh.

Food labels can help you make better decisions about what you eat and how you manage your diabetes. A serving size is a standard measurement based on the amount of food people typically have at ...

The nutritional information on some food products is "wildly inaccurate", a consumer magazine has warned. Which? looked at 570 nutrients in 70 products and found just 7% exactly matched the quantities ...

Many consumers believe date labels indicate when packaged foods are no longer safe to eat, but in fact that's not correct. "All of those dates are really there for food quality. They aren't there ...

There’s a good chance that you or someone you know has trashed perfectly good food over confusion about date labels. Now, the US government is looking for a fix. A group of four federal agencies ...

You want your patients to eat healthier. But American food labels don’t make that easy. A few diet and nutrition specialists offer tips for teaching your patients about food labels — including ...

To that end, the federally mandated nutritional information on food labels can help with food choices. But what those labels don’t say is whether the product is an ultra-processed food.

But companies can’t label foods as “healthy” unless they meet the new criteria. They will have until 2028 to comply. “Food labeling can be a powerful tool for change,” FDA Deputy ...