Foods marketed as "natural" are not consistently more nutritious than their conventional counterparts, and some front-of-package nutrition labels may unintentionally encourage manufacturers to swap ...

Half of Americans (53 percent) feel like food labels are sometimes misleading, new research suggests. In fact, mistrust in food labels extends to 11 percent of Americans who find food labels to be ...

Walk down the aisles of any grocery or convenience store and pick up a package. Somewhere on it is a food label listing nutrition information. Such labels don’t come just from the food industry. They ...

The word 'healthy' is widely used on packaged foods in India, but many products rely on marketing claims rather than true nutritional value.

There’s a good chance that you or someone you know has trashed perfectly good food over confusion about date labels. Now, the US government is looking for a fix. A group of four federal agencies, ...

When it comes to maintaining optimal health, one of the most important things to do is to stay informed. Getting age-appropriate screenings for diseases and conditions such as high blood pressure or ...

Let’s face it, food labels are confusing and food shopping can be frustrating when you're trying to make sense of all those numbers and percentages on product labels. Since today’s consumers are ...

Do you know what “cage-free” means? How about “free range”? “Pasture-raised”? Some of the terms used on food labels are official certifications, enforced by the USDA or a nonprofit entity, and the ...

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 ...

As part of National Food Safety Month, Hans Weding, Extension registered dietitian and certified ServSafe instructor who has led numerous food safety training courses for professionals in the food and ...