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Food labeling is out of step with healthy diet recommendations and could be improved by including nutrient release rates, ...
Food nutrition experts say consumers may be surprised at what they read: According to the USDA’s Nutrient Data Laboratory, a 4-ounce serving of ground beef that is 80% lean meat contains about ...
USDA To Require Nutrition Labels On Meat Beginning in 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will require food labels on 40 of the most common cuts of raw beef and poultry.
Nutrition labels added to raw meats beginning today, USDA says. By Ryan Jaslow. March 1, 2012 / 1:56 PM EST ...
No More GMO: ‘Bioengineered’ Is the New Term Being Used for USDA Food Labels Here's what you need to know. By Arielle Weg Published: Jan 07, 2022 2:40 PM EST ...
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday morning that 40 of the most popular cuts of meat and poultry, including ground or chopped products, will soon feature nutrition ...
Organic food labels: What does the USDA classify as “organic?” Knowing what the USDA defines as organic and the benefits of ...
Navigating the grocery aisle is overwhelming, especially when trying to make sense of food labels. Nutrition claims like “sugar-free” or “reduced fat” are hard enough to parse, even when ...
USDA is working through a backlog of much-needed updates to labels for meat and poultry, and anticipates publishing this year or early next several proposed rules, including for uncured and ...
"Nutrition labeling is required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for most packaged foods," says Collins, but she explains that the labels are not required on raw fruits and vegetables.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Those nutrition labels on the back of food packages may soon become easier to read. The Food and Drug Administration says knowledge about nutrition has evolved over the last 20 ...
Before recent upgrades, the Nutrition Facts labels’ serving sizes were consistent with USDA recommendations. But this caused confusion when a small bag of chips, for example, would contain more ...