Walking through a grocery store can feel straightforward, but much of what appears simple is carefully engineered. Packaging, ...

Roughly nine years ago, while serving as Vice President for Food Safety at the world’s largest food retailer, I surveyed how many different date labels were used by food producers to convey that food ...

The first step in understanding food labels is to know what information is required by law. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are several mandatory components of a food label ...

It’s so difficult to figure out what labels mean. You buy something that promises it is made with "pure" ingredients or that it is "calorie free." But is it? Here’s a "True-or-False" quiz to find out ...

The United States Food and Drug Administration will test out labels on the front of food packages in the hope of giving shoppers better access to nutrition information, the agency said. The goal is to ...

You want your patients to eat healthier. But American food labels don’t make that easy. A few diet and nutrition specialists offer tips for teaching your patients about food labels — including updated ...