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Nutrition labels meant to promote healthy eating could discourage purchases
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration weighs whether to require front-of-package food labels, a new study shows some food labels designed to nudge Americans toward healthier food choices can have ...
FDA wants food companies to put nutrition labels on the front of packaging. Why?
The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal Tuesday that would require food and drink manufacturers to place nutrition labels on the front of their products instead of the back.
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FDA wants food companies to put nutrition labels on the front of packaging. Why?
“For decades, the Nutrition Facts label has been an essential tool to educate people across the country about the nutritional content of their food and drinks, but high rates of diet-related ...
Food shoppers could see nutrition facts on the front, as FDA unveils proposed packaging rules
The Food and Drug Administration released on Tuesday its long-awaited proposal to require food manufacturers to put some nutrition facts on the front of packages, in a bid to nudge Americans and food ...
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Alcohol labels should carry ‘Alcohol Facts’ box listing nutrition and allergens, regulator says
Labels on alcohol could soon feature ... One that would add an “Alcohol Facts” box — akin to “Nutrition Facts” on food products — to drinks, and another would require companies to ...
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Front-of-package nutrition labels proposed by FDA
The label, which the FDA is calling a "Nutrition Info Box," is essentially a downsized version of the nutrition information found at the back of packaging, known as the "Nutrition Facts label." ...
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New FDA rule could require nutrition information to be on front of packaged foods
The FOP label would not replace the standard Nutrition Facts label, which would still be included on the back of food products to provide more detailed information about nutrition. The proposal is ...
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Does FDA’s proposed front-of-pack nutrition labeling miss the mark?
The agency explained the FOP Nutrition Info box will complement the back-of-pack Nutrition Facts label, which it says many but not all consumers use and understand. It explains that nearly 90% of ...
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Food shoppers could see nutrition facts on the front, as FDA unveils proposed packaging rules
And low is 5% and below. Agency officials have used these benchmarks for "high" and "low" for decades, dating back to the formulation of the nutrition facts label back in the 1990s. At the time ...
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FDA proposes new mini nutrition labels on the front of food — without calories or fat
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 ...
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Nutrition labels may come to the front of food packages under FDA proposal
“For decades, the Nutrition Facts label has been an essential tool to educate people across the country about the nutritional content of their food and drinks, but high rates of diet-related ...
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US Treasury arm proposes new rules for alcohol labels
The proposal is to include “Alcohol Facts” label similar to a Nutrition Facts label for alcohol. Credit: Kardasov Films/Shutterstock. The US Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and ...