Food packaging is built to reassure shoppers. Certain words sound meaningful but often describe far less than people assume.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed food companies use new, front-of-package labels highlighting the levels of fat, salt and added sugar in their products. In issuing ...

This change is happening in California, where lawmakers have passed new food safety regulations that will take effect in July ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have announced a joint request for Information (RFI) about food date labeling, which includes the use of terms such as ...

After a U.S. Court of Appeals Court decision in October that upheld the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ...

Spectrum food labels at the front of packs rating products from least to most healthy led to healthier food and beverage selections than labels that only highlighted the positive attributes of food or ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 660 into law which standardizes food date labels in an effort to prevent food waste statewide. "Having to wonder whether our food is still ...

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