The nutritional value of a food should be evaluated on the basis of the foodstuff as a whole, and not as an effect of the individual nutrients. This is the conclusion of an international expert panel ...

Nutrition labels may soon appear in the front of packages, in an effort to make it easier to buy healthier food and tackle chronic disease in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration sent a proposal ...

The research question addressed in this paper is how different reference amounts utilised in front of package nutrition labelling influence evaluation of product healthfulness. A total of 13 117 ...

The way you see nutrition labels on food packaging is about to change. By 2025, new front-of-package labels will start appearing on grocery store shelves, and by January 2026, they'll be mandatory.

Typical marketing instruments – such as colour coding and scale – are being used to influence consumer purchasing behaviour, argues EDA board member Valentina Zanetti. Mars, amongst others, does not ...

As the battle over food labels moves from courtrooms to consumers' smartphones, the real test will be whether technology can compensate for regulatory delay ...

A deadline to recommend a single EU nutrition labelling scheme for food products by the end of this year now seems unlikely to be met. Just Food understands Nutri-Score, arguably the best known of the ...

As the food industry grapples with the pressure to produce on-pack nutritional info in a consumer-friendly format, various studies have been undertaken to gauge consumer behaviour when choosing ...

While some Member States and food makers are backing a harmonised approach to nutrition labelling, others have called for coexistence between regional schemes. According to the European Commission’s ...

When was the last time you checked a food label before taking a bite? If you’re like most people in West Africa, the answer might be rarely — or only when something looks suspicious. But here’s the ...

Households eat more healthily when retailers display clear nutritional information on own-brand food products, say researchers. Nutritional information displayed prominently on food products which ...

HYDERABAD: Food advertisements, the rising cost of nutritious food and gaps in nutrition literacy are significantly shaping ...