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.

Peter Barton Hutt doesn’t care what food you buy, as long as you know what’s in it. He introduced America to the nutrition label, the fine print on food and drink that reveals, say, the number of ...

It could soon be harder to ignore the nutritional red flags on your favorite junk food. This week, the Food and Drug Administration unveiled a long-awaited proposal that would require food and drink ...

A UNC researcher says the United States has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to informing consumers about 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 ...

Many Americans today are conscious of what they use to fuel their bodies, counting calories while watching for unhealthy amounts of sugar, sodium and fat. To that end, the federally mandated ...

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 they are ...