The food industry had its knuckles wrapped again this week, this time by the UK's food watchdog that accused it of misleading the consumer when using the terms 'fresh?and 'natural?on food labels.

For all other foods (milk, eggs, and non-animal food products), the “natural” label is virtually meaningless. Fresh Contrary to what you might expect, the label “fresh” is used only on poultry to ...

The FDA is trying to find out why food companies use the labels they do. Food waste and food safety experts share what these labels mean and how to reduce food waste while making sure food is fresh.

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 ...

Until now, shoppers have had little clue where many everyday foods -- meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, certain nuts -- originate. That’s what the so-called COOL law, for country-of-origin ...

Most grocers — 72% — see healthier foods as a gateway to private-label expansion, according to the Food Marketing Institute’s 2017 Report on Retailer Contributions to Health and Wellness.

Those "expiration" labels on packaged food may confuse consumers and dupe them into throwing good food in the trash. Two major food industry associations want to change that and are proposing reforms.

Garden-Fresh Foods today announced that it has expanded its clean label Green Leaf Signature Salads line with a new Caribbean Jerk Style Cauliflower and Chickpea Salad. The company's popular clean ...

The catch? Reformulating products to suit clean-label fans is often complex, costly, and hard to execute in the fast-food world. Chains will need to evaluate the costs and determine whether the ...