Some food labels designed to nudge Americans toward healthier food choices can have the opposite effect, new University of ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to put nutrition information front and center on food products to give consumers ...

Labels slapped on offerings at supermarkets and restaurants lead to only a small reduction in the calories people select and purchase, according to findings gathered from 25 prior studies. The average ...

The U.S. Nutrition Facts label first appeared in 1994 and has been revised and updated a couple of times since. The last update in 2020 included a new line for added sugars, to inform people of ...

The FDA proposes a new front-of-package nutrition info box to make healthier food choices quicker and easier. Featuring key ...

On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) published a highly anticipated proposed rule on front-of-package (“FOP”) ...

Nutrition Facts labels prompt a small reduction in calories from foods people select Average calorie reduction was just under 2%, or about 11 calories in a 600-calorie meal This reduction ...

A grocery shopper at a Chicago store on Jan. 15. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) In the final days of the Biden administration, the Food and Drug Administration proposed a front-of-package food label ...

The agency explained the FOP Nutrition Info box will complement the back-of-pack Nutrition Facts label, which it says many but not all consumers use and understand. It explains that nearly 90% of ...

Like a penthouse, the upper third of the FOP is the most sought. In the past, the FDA redlined the Nutritional Facts label to the back of package (BOP); however, in a surprise move 20 years in the ...

“For decades, the Nutrition Facts label has been an essential tool to educate people across the country about the nutritional content of their food and drinks, but high rates of diet-related ...

The label, which the FDA is calling a "Nutrition Info Box," is essentially a downsized version of the nutrition information found at the back of packaging, known as the "Nutrition Facts label." ...