The government is being urged to mandate front-of-pack nutrition labels on food products, amid the nation's ongoing "obesity crisis”. Consumer champion Which? said that a "better approach" is ...

Foods marketed as "natural" are not consistently more nutritious than their conventional counterparts, and some front-of-package nutrition labels may unintentionally encourage manufacturers to swap ...

Nutrition labels may soon appear in the front of packages, in an effort to make it easier to buy healthier food and tackle chronic disease in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration sent a proposal ...

India's Supreme Court has directed the FSSAI to consider warning labels for prepackaged foods. This move signals a shift from prolonged consultations to decisive action. The court expressed ...

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 ...

As both the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and Safe Food Advocacy Europe release reports detailing how the food industry conveys information, calls for change emerge. In September 2022, ...

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 ...

If you’re over 40 and trying to stay strong, energized, and lean, I’ve got great news: you do not need to eat perfectly. You just need to make repeatable choices. What good is getting a gym membership ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Nutrition labels can look a little overwhelming, but they’re actually fairly simple. Learning how to read a food label is a valuable ...

A deadline to recommend a single EU nutrition labelling scheme for food products by the end of this year now seems unlikely to be met. Just Food understands Nutri-Score, arguably the best known of the ...