By creating a new, simple nutrition label that goes on the front-of-package (FOP), the FDA believes they can make nutrition ...
The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency. The most ...
While common knowledge generally says that tortillas are much healthier than bread, is that actually true all the time, or a ...
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 ...
Burgerville now offers guests something extra with their orders: the nutrition data for their meal on a printed receipt. This week, the Vancouver, Wash.-based chain rolled out to all of its 39 Oregon ...
A study reveals that front-label health claims often mislead shoppers; focus on Nutrition Facts for true nutritional quality ...
Competition from the American Heart Association invites researchers, designers and policy leaders to redesign nutrition information using advanced molecular data from the Periodic Table of Food ...
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On Nutrition: Serving Sizes Cause Confusion

It can be unclear when checking serving sizes on labels and those used to make recommendations, such as the USDA food pyramid. DEAR J.L.: Food serving sizes on the food pyramid and Nutrition Facts ...
By Leah Douglas, P.J. Huffstutter and Julie Ingwersen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Market-sensitive commodity data reports released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and nutrition programs that feed ...
PORTLAND Ore. Burgerville said Monday it is testing at a unit here technology that calculates the nutritional metrics of individual orders, customized or standard, and prints them on receipts. “Guest ...
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