“Gluten-free” labels are mostly reliable, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday. That sounds like a no-brainer — of course foods labeled as gluten free shouldn’t have any gluten in them, right? But that hasn’t always been the case; I can tell you, as a person with celiac disease, that it’s a relief to […]
US Chocolate giant Hershey has pledged that all of its standard and king-size confectionary range will come complete with easy-to-read front-of-pack labels which show the amount of calories by the end of next year. And half of all Hershey standard and king-size confections will be 200 calories or less by 2022, as part of the […]
With roughly 20,000 new products introduced each year, decoding nutrition facts and label claims could keep you in the grocery aisle all day. That’s where package emblems come in — nongovernment stamps that tell us at a glance that products meet sets of standards. These logos, such as the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check mark on […]
The agency, in hoping to reduce waste, suggests new phrasing for food packaging. It’s official: date labels on food don’t quite represent the peril that people think. For years, foodmakers have put sell-by and use-by dates on a number of products. But some food experts and environmentalists have argued that people are throwing out perfectly […]
The federal government has unveiled its strategy designed to mitigate Canada’s burgeoning obesity problem. In a speech in Montreal Oct. 24, Health Minster Jane Philpott said the country’s food labels and its beleaguered food guide are under review. “The classic one-size-fits all guide no longer meets the needs of Canadians,” Philpott said, insisting the new […]
