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 FDA is delaying implementation of a rule that would require food companies to print nutritional information on the front labels of their products. The proposed rule was developed by President ...

The current Administration has talked a lot about “Making America Healthy Again” in the fight to reduce chronic disease. Now, the FDA has an opportunity to show that it’s serious about Americans’ ...

As the FDA mulls interpretive food warning labels, a Georgetown University study shows these schemes have been powerless to halt obesity trends. In an attempt to tackle stubbornly high adult obesity ...

Spectrum food labels at the front of packs rating products from least to most healthy led to healthier food and beverage selections than labels that only highlighted the positive attributes of food or ...

Properly labeling foods and beverages with major allergens keeps consumers safe but adding voluntary labeling like “may contain” statements might confuse, the International Food Information Council ...