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FDA wants food companies to put nutrition labels on the front of packaging. Why?

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 place nutrition labels on the front of their products instead of the back.

Washington Examiner · 18h

FDA proposes warning label on front of food packaging to combat obesity epidemic

The FDA has designed five different types of labels, each presenting the same information but with different specifications based on the size of the packaging.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Food shoppers could see nutrition facts on the front, as FDA unveils proposed packaging rules

The Food and Drug Administration released on Tuesday its long-awaited proposal to require food manufacturers to put some nutrition facts on the front of packages, in a bid to nudge Americans and food companies towards healthier diets in line with similar pushes in other countries.

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FDA Bans Artificial Dye Red 3 From Food

Consumer-advocacy groups petitioned the agency to restrict the additive, which has been linked to cancer in animals.

foodengineeringmag2d

Phthalates, Packaging Materials and Food Contact: Still a Problem?

Over-reacting or not, several consumer groups and clinicians — backed by new data — want phthalates out of the food supply. But is it a doable and practical task?

Food Dive16h

FDA bans red dye No. 3 in food and beverages that is linked to cancer

Manufacturers will have until Jan. 15, 2027, to reformulate thousands of products, including candy and cereal, that use the ...

16h

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation's food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred ...

NBC 10 Philadelphia27d

FDA ruling limits which foods can be labeled ‘healthy' on packaging

The Food and Drug Administration is changing the way food companies can claim their products are "healthy ... symbol that companies can add to packaging. Nutrition labels currently in use ...

MarketWatch27d

FDA Revises 'Healthy' Claim Guidelines for Food Packaging

Examples of products that qualified as healthy ... the foods that will qualify for a "healthy" claim on food packaging, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The agency announced a ...

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