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, 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 ...

McDonald?s might as well have a bull?s-eye painted on its chest. The reigning king of the fast food industry has recently had to deal with lawsuits, angry consumer groups, accusations that its food ...

Fast food menus rely heavily on eye-catching descriptions and health-focused buzzwords. While most marketing stays within legal boundaries, some items have crossed into gray areas, leading to backlash ...

Food labels are designed to give you information about a product and help you make better-informed purchases. But there are ...

A grocery shopper at a Chicago store on Jan. 15. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) In the final days of the Biden administration, the Food and Drug Administration proposed a front-of-package food label that ...

In a world full of dietary trends and ever-evolving health advice, reading food labels remains one of the most reliable ways to make informed choices. Food labels reveal details beyond taste and ...

A new California law further regulates food safety labels and will take effect in 2026. “Sell by” labels, used by grocers to help rotate stock, will be banned. “Best if used by” indicates best food ...