The proposed "Nutrition info box" would show customers whether products have low, medium or high levels of saturated fat, ...

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing an important step to provide nutrition information to consumers by proposing to require a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label for most ...

What if understanding nutrition labels were as easy as reading a traffic light? Green for “go,” amber for “caution” and red for “stop” could guide consumers toward healthier food choices. The United ...

Picture: Pixabay. When you walk down the aisles of a grocery store, food labels can be overwhelming and, at times, misleading. The term “healthy” has often been used as a marketing buzzword ...

Image Credit: Reuters The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has strongly criticised Google for enabling advertisers to track users’ online activities through a method called fingerprinting.

Back in the 1990s there was a big focus on limiting all types of fats, but as nutrition science has evolved, there’s recognition of the benefits of healthy fats found in nuts and seeds, fatty-fish and ...

a move that aligns with current nutrition science and is meant to help consumers better navigate food labels. The “healthy” claim “can empower consumers” and help them identify a ...

Some foods that could previously carry the healthy label — such as white bread and ... updates better align with the latest science on nutrition and can help consumers make better food choices.

The idea is to simplify things for shoppers who are confused by nutrition fact labels that don’t give any real-world guidance on whether one product is better than another, the agency added. Nutrition ...