The agency’s proposed rule would require the display of a compact informational box containing certain nutrient information.

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 ...

FDA’s proposal to mandate front-of-pack nutrition labeling that quantifies and qualifies the percent daily value of saturated fat, sodium and added sugar to help consumers more easily make informed ...

For more than a century, the U.S. government has tried to bring more transparency to food labels. It started in 1906, when the Pure Food and Drug Act cracked down on mislabeled ingredients and false ...

The Nutrition Facts label is designed to meet shifting dietary trends and public health goals. NoDerog/iStock via Getty Images Plus The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box ...

The nutrition facts label is meant to help consumers make healthy food choices, but all the numbers and measurements can be downright confusing. It’s also loaded with intimidating words, like “sugar”, ...

WASHINGTON -- 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.

Americans are more likely to choose the healthiest food when calories and dietary fiber are included along with nutrients-to-limit on the front of the package and when interpretive language – but not ...

The most shocking change in food labeling requirements comes from the FDA's decision to completely ban Red Dye No. 3 from food products, marking a monumental shift in food safety regulations. This ...

Find out how the change affects you. Proposed changes to the nutrition labels would be the FDA's first major change to the system in 20 years. Feb. 27, 2014— -- intro: When was the last time you ...

Ground meat and poultry will carry nutrition labels similar to those required on soup cans, cereal boxes and other processed-food packages, under rules the Clinton administration has proposed. For ...